Stanhope, John (1545 - 1620/1)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 2
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1545
Death Date: 1621-03-09

Siblings

Male

Stanhope, Thomas (1540 - 1596) (patron)

Female

Stanhope, Jane ( - 1617/18)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1557-9-1
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1589-5-6
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Mother unknown

  1. Male offspring: Stanhope, Charles (1595 - 1675) (patron)

Primary Title

1st Baron Stanhope of Harrington

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1596-08
    Vacated 1620/1-03-09
  • 1st Baron Stanhope of Harrington
    Assumed 1605-05-04
    Vacated 1620/1-03-09

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Wiltshire 1572 n.d.
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 before 1597-10-7 1617/18-01-12
Treasurer of War for the Armies, England 1599-8-12 n.d.
Steward, Duchy of Lancaster 1600 n.d. Also steward of other Duchy manors in Northamptonshire
Vice-chamberlain, England before 1600/1-2-3 1616-04
PC, England 1601-6-29 n.d.
Keeper of the Game, Northamptonshire 1604-10-14 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • St Martin-in-the-Fields, London (city-county)
  • Harrington, Northamptonshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1620-1621 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

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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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)