The title of Earl of Harrington was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1742 for the former Secretary of State and then Lord President, William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782. ... The Office of Lord President of the Council is a British cabinet position, the holder of which acts as presiding officer of the Privy Council. ... William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (c. ...

Lord Harrington holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Stanhope of Mahon (1717), Viscount Petersham (1742), Baron Stanhope of Elvaston, of Elvaston in the County of Derby (1717), and Baron Harrington, of Harrington in the County of Northampton (1730), all in the Peerage of Great Britain. The Viscountcy of Stanhope of Mahon and the Barony of Stanhope of Elvaston were inherited by the 11th Earl on the death of his kinsman, the 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope. // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... James Richard Stanhope, 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope (1880-1967) was a British politician in the late 1930s as The Earl Stanhope. ...

Earls of Harrington (1742)

• William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (1683-1756)
• William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (1719-1779)
• Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington (1753-1829)
• Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington (1780-1851)
• Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington (1784-1862)
• Seymour Sydney Hyde Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington (1845-1866)
• Charles Wyndham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington (1809-1881)
• Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (1844-1917)
• Dudley Henry Eden Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington (1859-1928)
• Charles Joseph Leicester Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington (1887-1929)
• William Henry Leicester Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (b. 1922)

Heir Apparent:Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (b. 1945)
Lord Petersham's Heir Apparent: Hon. William Henry Leicester Stanhope (b. 1967) // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (c. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... General William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington (December 18, 1719 – April 1, 1779) was an English politician, soldier and nobleman. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington (17 March 1753 - 5 September 1829) was a son of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington and Lady Caroline Fitzroy. ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (1844-1917) was a successful polo player. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (born July 20, 1945) is the son of William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington and Eileen Grey. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...