Baron Stanhope

Baron Stanhope, of Harrington in the County of Northampton, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 2 May 1605 for Sir John Stanhope, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1602 and 1616. He was the son of Sir Michael Stanhope and the brother of Sir Thomas Stanhope, ancestor of the Earls of Chesterfield, the Earls of Harrington and the Earls Stanhope. Lord Stanhope was succeeded by his son, Charles, the second Baron. The title became extinct on his death in 1675.

Read more about Baron Stanhope:  Barons Stanhope of Harrington (1605), Baron Stanhope of Shelford, Baron Stanhope of Elvaston

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