Philip Stanhope (Cavalier)
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Philip Stanhope was Colonel of the Shelford Manor
Royalist
forces in the English Civil War
. He was the 10th son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
(1584-1656) and his wife Catherine, daughter of Francis Hastings, Baron Hastings
.
Colonel Stanhope was in charge of the defences of Shelford Manor
. He was defeated by the forces of Oliver Cromwell
under the command of Colonel John Hutchinson
. Colonel Stanhope died on 27 October 1645 as a result of his wounds in the battle.
Shelford Priory
Shelford Priory, a house of Augustinian Canons, was founded by Ralph Haunselyn around 1160-80 in Nottinghamshire. Later it became Shelford Manor.-The Priory:Haunselyn dedicated it to the Virgin Mary...
Royalist
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
forces in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. He was the 10th son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield , son of Sir John Stanhope and his wife Cordell Allington, was an English aristocrat. Stanhope was knighted in 1605 by James I...
(1584-1656) and his wife Catherine, daughter of Francis Hastings, Baron Hastings
Francis Hastings, Baron Hastings
Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings was the son of George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon and Dorothy Port. He married Sarah Harington, daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Sydney...
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Colonel Stanhope was in charge of the defences of Shelford Manor
Shelford Priory
Shelford Priory, a house of Augustinian Canons, was founded by Ralph Haunselyn around 1160-80 in Nottinghamshire. Later it became Shelford Manor.-The Priory:Haunselyn dedicated it to the Virgin Mary...
. He was defeated by the forces of Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
under the command of Colonel John Hutchinson
John Hutchinson (Colonel)
Colonel John Hutchinson was one of the Puritan leaders, and a prominent Roundhead in the English Civil War to the extent of being the 13th of 39 Commissioners to sign the death-warrant of King Charles I.-Biography:...
. Colonel Stanhope died on 27 October 1645 as a result of his wounds in the battle.