Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington

Details

Instance of

human

Born

2 September 1784

Died

7 September 1862

Conflict

Third Anglo-Maratha War

Place of birth

Dublin

Place of death

London, 13 Kensington Palace Gardens

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Leicester, Fitzgerald, Charles

Family name

Stanhope

Father

Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington

Mother

Jane Stanhope, Countess of Harrington

Spouse

Elizabeth Williams Green

Child

Sydney Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington, Lady Geraldine Evelyn Stanhope, Lady Anna Caroline Stanhope, Algernon Russell Gayleard Stanhope, Viscount Petersham

Sibling

Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington

Occupation

military officer, politician

Position held

member of the House of Lords

Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Awards

Companion of the Order of the Bath, Order of the Redeemer

described by source

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900

honorific prefix

The Honourable

languages spoken, written or signed

English

military branch

British Army

military, police or special rank

colonel

noble title

viscount, baron, Earl of Harrington

residence

Elvaston Castle, 13 Kensington Palace Gardens

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