Philip Stanhope 1584-1656

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Philip STANHOPE, 1st Earl of Chesterfield 1584-1656

Biographical Note

Son of Sir John Stanhope (d.1609). Knighted in 1605; purchased the barony of Shelford in 1616; created Earl of Chesterfield in 1628. A royalist, Stanhope's house was sacked by parliamentary troops during the civil war. He was imprisoned and died in captivity in 1656.

Books

Gave 55 books to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, ca.1630.

Characteristic Markings

Books with his armorial stamp survive.

Sources