Earl of Chesterfield

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The Earl of Chesterfield is a historic title in the Peerage of England most famously associated with the Stanhope family, several of whom were prominent statesmen and writers in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Earl of Chesterfield canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
hereditary title
writer
associatedFamily Stanhope family
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
family Stanhope family
governingMonarch English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England
hasNotableAspect holders active in diplomacy
holders active in government
holders active in literature
hasTerritorialDesignation Chesterfield
historicalPeriod 17th century
18th century
languageOfTitle English
memberOf House of Lords
mostFamousHolder Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
nobleFamily Stanhope
nobleRank Earl
nobleTitle Earl of Chesterfield
notableFor 17th-century English politics
18th-century English politics
British statesmen
association with the Stanhope family
literary figures
notableWork Letters to His Son
peerage Peerage of England
positionHeld British Secretary of State
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
region England
relatedInstitution House of Lords
relatedTitle Baron Stanhope
status historic title
titleHolder Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield
typeOfNobility English nobility
usedIn British aristocracy

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Stanhope family hasTitle Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield nobleTitle Earl of Chesterfield
subject linked to: Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield nobleTitle Earl of Chesterfield
subject linked to: Philip
Baron Stanhope of Shelford connectedTitle Earl of Chesterfield