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Lord Harrington holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Stanhope of Mahon ( 1717), Viscount Petersham ( 1742), Baron Stanhope of Elvaston, of Elvaston in the County of Derby ( 1717), and Baron Harrington, of Harrington in the County of Northampton ( 1730), all in the Peerage of Great Britain. The Viscountcy of Stanhope of Mahon and the Barony of Stanhope of Elvaston were inherited by the 12th Earl on the death of his kinsman, the 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope.

Earls of Harrington ( 1742)

• William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington ( 1683- 1756)
• William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington ( 1719- 1779)
• Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington ( 1753- 1829)
• Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington ( 1780- 1851Events January 23 The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. March 1 Victor Hugo gives speech at the French national assembly and uses the phrase United State)
• Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington ( 1784Events January 6 the Turks agree to Russia's annexation of the Crimea in the Treaty of Constantinople January 14 The U. Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with England to end the American Revolutionary War February 27 Count of St Germain dies of pneumo- 1862Events January-March January 10 End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford. January 30 The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. February 1 Julia Ward Howe's " Battle Hy)
• Seymour Sydney Hyde Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington ( 1845Events January 29 The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is published for the first time New York Evening Mirror . March 1 President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. March 3 Florida is admitted as the 27th U.- 18661866 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January 6 Ottoman troops clash with men of a Maronite leader Karam in St. Doumit in Lebanon Turks are defeated January 12 Royal Aeronautical Society is formed ( London) January 28 800 Maronite troops clash)
• Charles Wyndham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington ( 1809- 1881)
• Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington ( 1844- 1917)
• Dudley Henry Eden Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington ( 1859- 1928)
• Charles Joseph Leicester Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington ( 1887- 1929)
• William Henry Leicester Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington ( 1922- 1993)

Heir Apparent: Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (b. 1945)

Lord Petersham's Heir Apparent: William Henry Leicester Stanhope (b. 1967)