Parents
Mother: Rawson, Anne (1515 - 1588)
Father: Stanhope, Michael (1508 - 1552)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1557-9-1Union ended: n.d.
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1589-5-6Union ended: n.d.
Siblings
Male
- Stanhope, Thomas (1540 - 1596)
- Stanhope, Edward (1543 - 1603)
- Stanhope, Edward (1546 - 1608)
- Stanhope, Michael (1549 - 1621)
Female
Offspring
- Mother unknownMale offspring: Stanhope, Charles (1595 - 1675)
Primary Title
- 1st Baron Stanhope of Harrington
Titles
- 1st Baron Stanhope of HarringtonAssumed: 1605-05-04Vacated: 1620/1-03-09
- Knight Assumed: 1596-08Vacated: 1620/1-03-09
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP, Wiltshire | 1572 | ||
| Master of the Posts, England | 1590 -6 -20 | 1620/1 -03 -9 | For life; held jointly with son Charles from 26 July 1607 |
| Tresurer of the Chamber, England | 1597 -10 -7 | 1617/18 -01 -12 | |
| Treasurer of War for the Armies, England | 1599 -8 -12 | ||
| Steward, Duchy of Lancaster | 1600 | Also steward of other Duchy manors in Northamptonshire | |
| Vice-chamberlain, England | 1600/1 -2 -3 | 1616 -04 | |
| PC, England | 1601 -6 -29 | ||
| Keeper of the Game, Northamptonshire | 1604 -10 -14 |
Details of Properties
Residence
- St Martin-in-the-Fields, London (city-county)
- Harrington, Northamptonshire
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire | Lord Stanhope's Trumpeters |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Stanhope's Trumpeters | Stanhope, John (1545 - 1621) | Musicians | 1 |
Bibliographic Sources
- The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
- Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.