William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington

William Henry Leicester Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (24 August 1922 – 12 April 2009), was a British army captain and peer.

In 1967, the 11th Earl also succeeded as 8th Viscount Stanhope of Mahon and 8th Baron Stanhope of Elvaston, following the death of his distant relative James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope. He inherited these titles (but not the Stanhope earldom) by a special remainder in the latter's patent which allowed these titles to be inherited by the male heirs of John Stanhope, father of the first Earl of Harrington.

Personal life

Lord Harrington married three times and had eight children, seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He married, firstly, Eileen Foley Grey, daughter of Sir John Foley Grey, 8th Baronet, and Jean Jessie May de Sales la Terrière, on 5 February 1942. He and Eileen Foley Grey were divorced in 1947. Tirkana Stanhope (born 1 August 2003) Augustus Stanhope (born 26 September 2005) Serena Stanhope (born 1 March 1970), she married David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (born 1961), nephew of Queen Elizabeth II, in 1993. They have two children: Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (born 1 July 1999) Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones (born 14 May 2002)

Lord Harrington married, secondly, Ann Theodora Chute, daughter of Major Richard Arenbourg Blennerhassett Chute, on 24 January 1947. He and Ann Theodora Chute were divorced in 1962. They had two children and six grandchildren:

Hon. John Fitzroy Stanhope (born 20 August 1965), he married Arporn Tongkaew on 19 May 2007. They have two children: Kirati Leicester James Stanhope (born 2007) Kiattiya Arabella Stanhope (born 2012) Lady Isabella Rachel Stanhope (born 1 October 1966), she married Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor, on 21 October 1994. They have four children: Lady Jean Campbell (born 1997) James Chester Campbell, Viscount Emlyn (born 1998) Lady Eleanor Campbell (born 2000) Lady Beatrice Campbell (born 2004)

In 2003, Lord Harrington lived at The Glen, Ballingarry, County Limerick, Ireland. at Ballingarry, in County Limerick, Ireland.