Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope

Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope KB (died 29 November 1634), In the third parliament of 1628, he represented East Retford until the next year. At the coronation of King Charles I of England in 1625, he was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath.

On 4 December 1628, he married Katherine Wotton, daughter of Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton in Boughton Malherbe in Kent. They had two daughters and two sons. The first son, Wotton, died in infancy and the second, Philip, succeeded his grandfather as earl. Stanhope died intestate in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London and was buried in Boughton Malherbe three days later. Having been governess of Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange and having supplied the royal troops with money and weapons during the English Civil War, his wife was created Countess of Chesterfield for life by King Charles II of England after the English Restoration. Lady Mary Stanhope (b. 7 October 1629) Lady Catherine Stanhope (d. 19 Nov 1662) Wotton Stanhope (d. December 1632) Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield (1634 – 28 Jan 1714)