Paternal Family Tree: Stanhope
In 1584 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield was born to John Stanhope [aged 25] and Cordelia Alington [aged 22].
In 1604 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 20] and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield were married. They were half second cousins.
On 30th December 1604 George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon [aged 64] died. His grandson [his brother-in-law] Henry [aged 18] succeeded 5th Earl Huntingdon, 10th Baron Botreaux, 9th Baron Hungerford, 7th Baron Moleyns and 7th Baron Hastings. Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon [aged 16] by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
In 1607 [his son] Charles Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 23] and [his wife] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.
In 1607 [his son] Edward Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 23] and [his wife] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield. He died aged seven in 1614.
In 1608 [his son] William Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 24] and [his wife] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield. He died aged six in 1614.
In 1610 [his son] George Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 26] and [his wife] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield. He died aged six in 1616.
In 1611 [his father] John Stanhope [aged 52] died.
After 1612 [his mother] Cordelia Alington [deceased] died.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1614 [his son] Edward Stanhope [aged 7] died.
In 1614 [his son] William Stanhope [aged 6] died.
In 1616 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 32] was created 1st Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire.
In 1616 [his son] George Stanhope [aged 6] died.
On 9th February 1619 Humphrey Ferrers and [his future wife] Anne Pakington [aged 20] were married at Kensington.
In 1624 [his son] Michael Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 40] and [his wife] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.
After 1624 [his brother-in-law] Francis Annesley 1st Viscount Valentia [aged 37] and [his half-sister] Jane Stanhope Viscountess Valentia [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Valentia.
In 1627 [his son] Arthur Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 43] and [his wife] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield at Shelford, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He married in or before 1655 his fifth cousin Anne Salisbury, daughter of Henry Salusbury 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Vaughan.
In 1628 Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 19] were married. He the son of Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 44] and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.
In 1628 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 44] was created 1st Earl Chesterfield. [his wife] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield by marriage Countess Chesterfield.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 29th November 1634 [his son] Henry Stanhope died.
After 1636 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 52] and Anne Pakington Countess Chesterfield [aged 37] were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield.
On 28th August 1636 [his wife] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield died.
In 1638 [his son] Alexander Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 54] and [his wife] Anne Pakington Countess Chesterfield [aged 39].
In 1643 [his son] Ferdinando Stanhope died.
In or before 1644 [his son-in-law] Richard Hoghton 3rd Baronet [aged 27] and Sarah Stanhope Lady Hoghton were married. She the daughter of Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 59] and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.
In 1645 [his son] Charles Stanhope [aged 38] died.
On 27th October 1645 [his son] Philip Stanhope died.
On 5th July 1648 [his son] Michael Stanhope [aged 24] was killed at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map] during the Battle of Willoughby Field.
In 1649 [his step-son] John Ferrers [aged 19] and Anne Carlton [aged 24] were married at St Bartholomew the Less. He the son of Humphrey Ferrers and [his wife] Anne Pakington Countess Chesterfield [aged 50].
John Evelyn's Diary. 7th May 1650. I went with Sir Richard Browne's [aged 45] lady and my wife [aged 15], together with the Earl of Chesterfield [aged 66], Lord Ossory [aged 15] and his brother [aged 10], to Vamber, a place near the city famous for butter; when, coming homeward, being on foot, a quarrel arose between Lord Ossory and a man in a garden, who thrust Lord Ossory from the gate with uncivil language; on which our young gallants struck the fellow on the pate, and bade him ask pardon, which he did with much submission, and so we parted. But we were not gone far before we heard a noise behind us, and saw people coming with guns, swords, staves, and forks, and who followed, flinging stones; on which, we turned, and were forced to engage, and with our swords, stones, and the help of our servants (one of whom had a pistol) made our retreat for near a quarter of a mile, when we took shelter in a house, where we were besieged, and at length forced to submit to be prisoners. Lord Hatton [aged 44], with some others, were taken prisoners in the flight, and his lordship was confined under three locks and as many doors in this rude fellow's master's house, who pretended to be steward to Monsieur St. Germain, one of the presidents of the Grand Chambre du Parlement, and a Canon of Nôtre Dame. Several of us were much hurt. One of our lackeys escaping to Paris, caused the bailiff of St. Germain to come with his guard and rescue us. Immediately afterward, came Monsieur St. Germain himself, in great wrath, on hearing that his housekeeper was assaulted; but when he saw the King's officers, the gentlemen and noblemen, with his Majesty's Resident and understood the occasion, he was ashamed of the accident, requesting the fellow's pardon, and desiring the ladies to accept their submission and a supper at his house. It was ten o'clock at night ere we got to Paris, guarded by Prince Griffith (a Welsh hero going under that name, and well known in England for his extravagancies), together with the scholars of two academies, who came forth to assist and meet us on horseback, and would fain have alarmed the town we received the affront from: which, with much ado, we prevented.
In or before 1655 Arthur Stanhope [aged 27] and Anne Salisbury [aged 24] were married. He the son of Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 70] and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 12th September 1656 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 72] died. His grandson Philip [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Earl Chesterfield, 2nd Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire.
Around 1657 [his former wife] Anne Pakington Countess Chesterfield [aged 58] died.
[his father] John Stanhope and [his mother] Cordelia Alington were married.
[his son] Thomas Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.
[his son] Ferdinando Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield. He married Lettice Ferrers and had issue.
[his son] Elizabeth Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.
[his son] Henry Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield. He married 1628 Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield, daughter of Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton, and had issue.
[his son] John Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.
[his father] John Stanhope and Catherine Trentham were married.
[his son] Philip Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.
[his daughter] Sarah Stanhope Lady Hoghton was born to Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield. She married in or before 1644 Richard Hoghton 3rd Baronet, son of Gilbert Hoghton 2nd Baronet, and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stanhope 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Jerningham 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret or Mary Jerningham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clifton 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bourchier Baron Fitzwarin 
Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Thomasine Hankford 9th Baroness Fitzwarin 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dynham Baroness Fitzwarin 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Arches
Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in Essex
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Rawson
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cooke
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Cooke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrix Cooke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Belnap
father: John Stanhope 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Port
Grandmother: Margaret Port
Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Alington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Giles Alington
Great x 1 Grandfather: Giles Alington
Grandfather: Richard Alington
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Middleton of Calais
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Middleton
mother: Cordelia Alington