Francis Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 8th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne

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Henry Francis Hope Pelham-Clinton-Hope was born in 1866 and died in 1941. He was an English nobleman.

He was educated at Eton College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

After assuming the additional surname and arms of Hope by royal licence in 1887, and before inheriting the dukedom from his elder brother in 1928, he became generally known as Lord Francis Hope. This reflected the significant property that had descended to him via the will of his grandmother, Anne Adele Hope.

Lord Francis enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle and it was to settle his debts that the famous family heirloom, the Hope diamond was sold in 1902.

Following litigation in the Court of Chancery because of the trusts imposed by his grandmother's will, the 8th Duke disposed of most of the Hope properties - notably The Deepdene in Surrey and Castleblayney in County Monaghan, Ireland.

He married Mary Augusta Yohé in 1894. They divorced in 1902. He married Olive Muriel Owen née Thompson in 1904. They had 3 children.

Papers relating to the 8th Duke's affairs are now held at Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham.