Tenure 2009-present Net worth £250m | Name Charles 12th | |
Born Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope 20 July 1945 (age 79) ( 1945-07-20 ) Title 12th Earl of Harrington Other titles 12th Viscount Petersham12th Baron Harrington9th Viscount Stanhope of Mahon9th Baron Stanhope of Elvaston Spouse(s) Virginia Freeman-Jackson(m. 1966; div. 1983)Anita Fugelsang Parents William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington Children Serena Armstrong-Jones, Viscountess Linley Grandchildren Margarita Armstrong-Jones, Charles Armstrong-Jones Grandparents Dudley Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington Great-grandparents Charles Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington Similar People Serena Armstrong‑Jones - Viscounte, Charles Armstrong‑Jones, David Armstrong‑Jones - Viscount, Margarita Armstrong‑Jones, Antony Armstrong‑Jones - 1st Earl of | ||
Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington (born 20 July 1945), styled as Viscount Petersham from birth till 2009, is the son of William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington, and Eileen Grey, daughter of Sir John Foley Grey, 8th Baronet.
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Early life
Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope was born 20 July 1945 to William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (1922–2009), and Eileen Grey, daughter of Sir John Foley Grey, 8th Baronet. He had two older sisters, Lady Jane Stanhope (1942–1974), who married Anthony Cameron and was killed in a motor accident in 1974. His second sister is Lady Avena Margaret Clare Stanhope (b. 1944), who married Adrian Maxwell.
Wealth
He was ranked 325th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2008 with an estimated wealth of £250 million. He is the owner of some prime land in London. Though the net assets of his two main companies, Elvaston Investments and Stanhope Gardens, came in at about £5 million in 2005, his total land holdings have been valued recently at about £250 million.
Personal life
He married, firstly, Virginia Freeman-Jackson, on 14 September 1966 and they were divorced in 1983. They had two children:
He married, secondly, the showjumper Anita Fugelsang, formerly the wife of Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk.