HERA 
March 2, 1772, to Charles Fielding, efq. Frances who 
died 17655 and Henrietta, born December 28, 1750. 
William, their father, died December 25, 1766. 3. 
John, who married Elizabeth Younger, by which lady 
he had iflue Elizabeth, married JiiQe 2, 1757, to John 
Ma/on of Greenwich, efq. He died February 12, 1763. 
4. Edward, who took the name of Hatton, purfuant to 
the la ft will of his materYiai-aunt Anne, daughter of lord 
' vifeount Hatton. He was fucceflively employed as 
envoy extraordinary to the court of Sweden, to the 
diet of Ra ifbon, to the republic of the United Provinces, 
to the king of Poland, and to the emprefs of Rufiia. 
He married Elizabeth, daughter of fir Thomas Palmer 
of Wingham in the county of Kent, baronet; by which 
lady he had iffue, George, born June 30, 1747 ; Anne, 
born November 15, 1750; Harriet-Frances-Chariotte, 
born February 19, 1732; Mary Henrietta-Elizabeth, 
born May 12, 1753; and John-Emilius.DanieKEdward, 
born May 19, 1755. Edward, their father, died May 
16, 1771. 
Daniel, feventh earl of Winchilfea, was appointed 
March 16, 1741, firft lord commiftioner of the admiralty, 
which office lie refigned in December J744. He was 
again appointed firft lord of the Admiralty, April 6, 1757, 
and refigned in June following. He was alfo conftituted, 
under the adminiftration of the marquis of Rockingham, 
July 12, 1765, lord prefident of the council, which office 
he refigned July 30, 1766. The earl of Winchilfea 
married, firft, Frances, daughter of Bafil fourth earl of 
Denbigh; by which lady he hqd ilfue Charlotte; and 
fecondly, Mary, daughter of fir Thomas Palmer, bai t, 
by which lady, who died Augiift 8, 1757, he had ilfue 
four daughters : 1. Heneage, born in December 1741, 
and married to fir George Olborn of Cliickfands in the 
county of Bedford, baronet. 2. Effes, born January 1, 
1746. 3. Hatton, born February 23, 1747. 4. Augufta, 
born in February 1751, died 1797. The earl dying 
Auguft 2, 1769, was fucceeded by his nephew, the pre- 
fent and eighth earl of Winchilfea, and fourth earl of 
Nottingham. The heir-prefumptive is George Finch 
Hatton, efq. his lordfhip’s eoufin, and the eldeft fon of 
Edward, fon of Daniel, fixth earl of Winchilfea, and 
fecond earl of Nottingham. 
Creations —Viicount Maidftone, July 8, 1623. 
Earl of Winchilfea, July 12, 1628. Baron Fitzherbert 
of Eallwel, in the county of Kent, June 2 6, 1660. 
Baron Finch of Daventry, January 30, 1674. Earl of 
Nottingham, May 12, 1681. 
Residences. —Burleigh in the county of Rutland; 
Raunfton in the county of Buckingham ; and Eallwel 
in the county of Kent.—Town-houle, South-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. — Nil conjtire fibi ,—“ Confcious of no guilt.” 
STANHOPE, EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. 
PHILIP STANHOPE, Earl of CHESTER¬ 
FIELD, and Baron Stanhope, of Shelford, Knig-ht of 
the Garter, F. R. and A. S. born November 10, 1755; 
fucceeded the late earl, March 21, 1773; married, fi: it, 
September 16, 1777, Anne, daughter of Thomas Thiftle- 
tlnvaite, D.D. who died Odtober 20, 1798, leaving iffue^ 
H< irriet, born April 9,-1788, and died November 22, 
2803. His lordftiip married, fecondly, May 2, 1799, 
lady Henrietta Thynne, filler to Thomas, marquis of 
Bath, and has iffue, Elizabeth, born November 14, 1800, 
and Elizabeth-Georgiana, born February 15, 1802, to 
whom their Majelties and the Princefs Augufta ftood 
fponfots in perfon; and a fon, George-Augultus.Fre- 
deric lord Stanhope, heir apparent, born May 23, 1805. 
The family of Stanhope was of confiderable eminence 
in the reign of Henry III. and they were eledfed to 
parliament for the borough of Newcaftle upon Tyne, 
and the county of Nottingham, from the acceffion of 
Richard II. Sir Edward Stanhope, in the reign of 
Henry VII. was one of the commanders for that monarch, 
Yol. IX. No. 603, ___ „ 
LDRY. 491) 
at the batfle of Stoke, June 6, 1487, and at the battle 
of Blackheath, June 22, 1497. He had ilfue Anne, 
married to Edward, firft duke of Somerfet, lord protedlor 
of England ; and lir Michael, who on account of this 
affinity was twice committed prifotier to the Tower, and 
finally beheaded, February 26, 1552. He had iflue, 
1. Thomas, father of John, who had ilfue Philip ; . nd 
John, anceftor to the earl of Harrington. 2. John, 
created May 4, 1605, baron Stanhope or Harrington, 
which title became extindl.upon the death of his fon 
in 1676. 
Philip, grandfon of Thomas, fon of fir Michael Stan, 
hope, was by James I. raifed to the dignity of a baron 
by the title of lord Stanhopeof Shelford, and by Charles 
1. created earl of Chefterfield. He lived in retirement 
till the commencement of the civil war; and then, 
engaging in the royal party, he made his houfe at 
Shelford a garrilon for the king, and feized in perfon 
upon the city of Litchfield. He was there reduced to 
lurrender by the parliamentary forces in 1643, and died 
in confinement September 12, 1656. He had ilfue, 1. 
Henry lord Stanhope, who married Catharine, eldeft 
daughter of Thomas lord Wotton; by which lady, who 
was created May 29, 1660, countefs of Chefterfield for 
life, he had ilfue Philip, fecond earl of Chefterfield. 
2. Ferdinando, who was killed in the civil wars in 1643'. 
3. Philip, who by his father was appointed commander 
of the garrifon of Shelford, and loft his life in its defence, 
October 27, 1645. 4. Arthur. 5. Alexander, whole 
fon James was created earl Stanhopq. 
Philip Dormer, fourth earl of Chefterfield, grandfon 
of Philip fecond earl of Chefterfield, was February 26, 
1728, appointed his majefty’s* ambalfador extraordinary 
to the republic of the United Provinces; and April 19, 
1730, lord fteward of the houfehold, which office he 
refigned in April 1733. From that period he became 
one of the principal leaders of the pat liame'ntary oppo- 
fition to fir Robert Walpole ; and, together with John 
lord Carteret, afterwards earl Granville, was regarded 
as the great ornament of the houfe of lords for fplendour 
of abilities and brilliancy of eloquence. He was con- 
ftiluted, January 3, 1745, lord lieutenant of Ireland ; 
but, his abilities being deemed indifpenfably neceffary 
at that critical period, he was May 18 in.the fame year 
coinmiffioned to go as ambalfador extraordinary ,to the 
republic of the United Provinces, and did not arrive iri 
Dublin till Auguft 31 following. During his refidence 
there he was completely fuccefsful in preferving the 
peace of the country during the rebellion.in England ; 
and, having refigned in April 1746, was November 4 
in the fame year conftituted one of his majefty’s prin¬ 
cipal fecretaries of ftate, which office be refigned Febru¬ 
ary 6, 174S. He married Melefina, the natural daugh¬ 
ter of George I. by Melefina de Schulenberg duchels of 
Kendal; which lady was created in her own right 
baronefs of Aldborough in the county of. Suffolk, and 
co.untefs of Walfingham in the county of Norfolk, for 
life, and died September 16, 1776. Since the death of 
this celebrated earl of Chefterfield, there have been 
publiflied his Letters to his natural fon, Philip'Stanhope, 
late envoy extraordinary to the court of Drefden ; 
written with great elegance of ftyle, and with an ele¬ 
vated degree of paternal alfedtion. 
Arthur, a younger foil of Philip firft earl of Chefter¬ 
field, had iflue Michael, who embraced the profeffion 
of the church, was canon of Windfor, and dodtor in 
divinity. He had ilfue, 1. Arthur-Charles, who married 
Margaret, daughter of Charles Hedlam of Kerby in the 
county of York, efquire; by which lady, who died in 
1763, he had ilfue Margaret, born June 10, 1754, and 
married December 26,1776, to William Smelt, eiquirej 
and Philip, the prelent and fifth earl of Chefterfield. 
Creations. —Baron Stanhope of Shelford in the 
county of Nottingham, November 7, 1616. Earl of 
Chefterfield in the county of Derby, Auguft 4; 1628. 
6 M Residences? 
