Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
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, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1910 for the diplomat the Hon. Sir Charles Hardinge
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, was a British diplomat and statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916.-Background and education:...
, Viceroy and Governor-General of India
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from 1910 to 1916. He was the second son of Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge
Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge
Charles Stewart Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge , was a British Conservative politician.-Background:Hardinge was the son of Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, and Lady Emily Jane, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry.-Political career:Hardinge was elected Member...
. His son, the second Baron, served as private secretary to both King Edward VIII
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and King George VI
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. the title is held by the second Baron's grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1997. As a descendant of the second Viscount Hardinge he is also in remainder to this peerage as well as to the baronetcy of Lurran.
Barons Hardinge of Penshurst (1910)
- Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of PenshurstCharles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of PenshurstCharles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, was a British diplomat and statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916.-Background and education:...
(1858–1944) - Alexander Henry Louis Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of PenshurstAlexander Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of PenshurstAlexander Henry Louis Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst GCB GCVO MC PC was Private Secretary to the Sovereign during the Abdication Crisis of Edward VIII and during most of the Second World War....
(1894–1960) - George Edward Charles Hardinge, 3rd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1921–1997)
- Julian Alexander Hardinge, 4th Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (b. 1945)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
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is the present holder's brother the Hon. Hugh Francis Hardinge (b. 1948)