Sir John Stanhope
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Sir John Stanhope was an English knight
and landowner and father of the 1st Earl of Chesterfield
.
He was appointed Postmaster General to Queen Elizabeth on 20 June 1590.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Stanhope
of Shelford Manor
in Nottinghamshire
.
Married Catherine Trentham 1566-1623. Children:
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
and landowner and father of the 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...
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He was appointed Postmaster General to Queen Elizabeth on 20 June 1590.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Stanhope
Sir Thomas Stanhope
Sir Thomas Stanhope was a Tudor MP for Nottinghamshire in England.He was the eldest son of Sir Michael Stanhope and Ann Rawson, the eldest of eight surviving children. He was 12 years old when his father was executed in 1552...
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...
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
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Family
Married Cordell Allington. Children:- Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 1st Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip 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...
born 1584
Married Catherine Trentham 1566-1623. Children:
- Sir John Stanhope, died 29 May 1638, High Sheriff of DerbyshireHigh Sheriff of DerbyshireThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1629. He was granted Elvaston CastleElvaston CastleElvaston Castle is a country park in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England with of woodlands, parkland and formal gardens. The centrepiece of the estate is Elvaston Castle itself. The castle is a Grade II* listed building but as at 2008 is regarded as a Building at Risk.-History:In the 16th century the...
and its estate, that had once belonged to the dissolved Shelford PrioryShelford PrioryShelford 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...
, by his father. He was great grandfather of the 1st Earl of HarringtonEarl of HarringtonEarl of Harrington is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1742 for the former Secretary of State and then Lord President of the Council, William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington. He had already been created Baron Harrington, of Harrington in the County of Northampton, in 1730,...
. - Cordelia Stanhope born 1585, buried 2 October 1639, married first Sir Roger Aston of Cranford, married second John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of OkehamptonJohn Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of OkehamptonJohn Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton was an English politician.He was the eldest son of Sir Reginald Mohun, 1st Baronet, and was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating in 1608, and joining the Middle Temple...
- Jane Stanhope, born 1587, died 1663 married first Sir Peter Courtenay, bart, married second Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount ValentiaFrancis Annesley, 1st Viscount ValentiaFrancis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia PC was an English statesman during the colonisation of Ireland in the seventeenth century. He was a Member of Parliament for both the English and Irish houses, and was elevated to the Irish peerage as Baron Mountnorris, and later Viscount Valentia.-Rise to...
, died 1683/4, buried in the chancel of St. Mary's Church, NottinghamSt. Mary's Church, NottinghamThe Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham.... - Lady Catherine Stanhope of Shelford, born 1610, died 1712, married 1631 to Sir Thomas Hutchinson (MP)Thomas Hutchinson (MP)Sir Thomas Hutchinson was an English MP.He was born at Owthorpe, Nottinghamshire, the family estate in Nottinghamshire, the son of Thomas Hutchinson of Cropwell Butler and Lady Jane Sacheverell. He became Lord of Radcliffe. He was educated at the University of Cambridge.He was elected MP for...
. They had three children. They were Charles HutchinsonCharles HutchinsonCharles Hutchinson for Nottingham during the second and third Parliaments of King William III of England He was the 5th son of Sir Thomas Hutchinson by his second wife Lady Catherine Stanhope of Selford and his first son by Lady Catherine. She was the daughter of Sir John Stanhope, she was also...
,M.P. for Nottingham., Stanhope Hutchinson and Isabella Hutchinson who married Charles CottonCharles CottonCharles Cotton was an English poet and writer, best known for translating the work of Michel de Montaigne from the French, for his contributions to The Compleat Angler, and for the highly influential The Compleat Gamester which has been attributed to him.-Early life:He was born at Beresford Hall...
. - Katherine Stanhope born 1593, died 1637
- Dorthy Stanhope born 1595, died 1647
- Thomas Stanhope died young