Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield
Wife of Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield
About Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield
Lived 1674 – 1708 (aged 33–34).
Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield ( – ) was an English noblewoman who was the wife of Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield and the daughter of George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax. Her mother was probably Gertrude Pierrepont, Halifax's second wife. It was to Elizabeth that her father addressed a work entitled The Lady’s New Year's Gift: or Advice to a Daughter. She married Philip Stanhope in 1692. They had one son, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield.
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Who was Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield?
wife of Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield
When was Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield born?
Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield was born in 1674.
When did Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield die?
Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield died on 4 September 1708.
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