Alexander Stanhope (1638 – 20 September 1707) was an
English envoy in Madrid between 1690 and 1699.
Early life
He was the youngest son of
Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (1584 – 12 September 1656) was an English nobleman, aristocrat and royalist, who was created the first Earl of Chesterfield by King Charles I in 1628.
Biography
Stanhope was the only son of Sir John St ...
by his second wife Anne, daughter of
John 'Lusty' Pakington. He was educated at
Exeter College, Oxford
(Let Exeter Flourish)
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, sister_college = Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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...
, graduating in 1654.
He married Catherine Burghill, daughter of Arnold Burghill of Thingehill Parva. They had several children, including:
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James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope (c. 16735 February 1721) was a British soldier, diplomat and statesman who effectively served as Chief Minister between 1717 and 1721. He is also the last Chancellor of the Exchequer to sit in the House of L ...
(b 1674 – 5 February 1721) married 24 February 1713
Lucy Pitt, daughter of Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc
#Philip Stanhope, (b. unknown; 28 September 1708) Royal Navy Captain
#Edward Stanhope, (b. unknown; 23 December 1711) British Army Colonel
#Mary Stanhope (b. abt. 1686 – 30 August 1762) married 12 December 1707)
Charles Fane, 1st Viscount Fane
His son James Stanhope, a famous General, is sometimes considered the first Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1717 and 1721.
Career
He was a Gentleman Usher to the Queen. He was an Envoy extraordinary to Spain (1689–1706) and Envoy to the States-General.
He was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematic ...
in May 1663.
References
* Stanhope, Alexander, and Philip Henry Stanhope. ''Spain Under Charles the Second; Or, Extracts from the Correspondence of the Hon. Alexander Stanhope, British Minister at Madrid. 1690-1699. From the Originals at Chevening.'' London: J. Murray, 1840
googlebooks.comAccessed 22 November 2007
* Chambers, Ephraim. ''Chambers's Encyclopædia A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People.'' Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1870
googlebooksAccessed 22 November 2007
1638 births
1707 deaths
Younger sons of earls
Ambassadors of England to Spain
Original Fellows of the Royal Society
Ambassadors of England to the Netherlands
Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
17th-century English diplomats
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