Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield
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Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield (1634 – January 28, 1714) inherited the title of Earl of Chesterfield upon his grandfather's death in 1656.
His first marriage was to Lady Anne Percy, daughter of the Earl of Northumberland. Following her death, a marriage had been arranged between him and Mary, daughter of the 3rd Lord Fairfax. Despite the fact the banns had been read twice, Mary jilted Chesterfield for the 2nd Duke of Buckingham with whom she had fallen in love. Chesterfield subsequently married Elizabeth Butler, daughter of the 1st Duke of Ormonde. They had one daughter, but it is not certain that Chesterfield was the father.
According to Samuel Pepys, Chesterfield was a ladies' man, and had been one of the many lovers of Barbara Villiers, the most notorious mistress of King Charles II. His second wife, tired of his neglect, began flirting with the king's brother, the Duke of York, and also with James Hamilton.
Elizabeth died in 1665, and he married a third time, to Lady Elizabeth Dormer, who finally provided him with two sons.
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| Preceded by: The Duke of Monmouth |
Justice in Eyre south of the Trent 1679–bef. 1686 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Huntingdon |
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| Preceded by: Philip Stanhope |
Earl of Chesterfield 1656–1714 |
Succeeded by: Philip Stanhope |
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