Sir Michael Stanhope
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Sir Michael Stanhope (ca 1518 - 22 January 1552) was a Nottinghamshire landowner and suspected rebel against the English Crown.
He was the second son of Sir Edward Stanhope. In 1538 he acquired Shelford Priory in Nottinghamshire from the Crown and built a house on the site, known as Shelford Manor.
In the reign of King Edward VI he was appointed chief gentleman of the bed-chamber. He was arrested in 1551 and beheaded in 1552 alongside Sir Thomas Arundell
[edit] Family
He married Anne, daughter of Nicholas Rawson, of Aveley, Essex.
Children - 5 sons and 3 daughters including:
- Sir Thomas Stanhope
- Edward ( one of the Queen's Council for the North of England)
- John (later crated Baron Stanhope of Harrington)
- Edward (Doctor of Civil Law and a Master of the High Court of Chancery)
- Michael
[edit] Source
- The History of the County of Derby, Steven Glover, Derby 1829.
