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Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield

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Name
  
Philip 3rd

Grandchildren
  
Philip Stanhope

Died
  
January 27, 1726

Parents
  
Elizabeth Dormer Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield

Children
  
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Grandparents
  
Charles Dormer, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon

Great-grandparents
  
Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon

Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield (3 February 1673 – 27 January 1726) was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, by his third wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Dormer.

In 1692, Stanhope married Lady Elizabeth Savile, daughter of the Marquess of Halifax. They had one surviving son, Philip (the 4th Earl). His work as a writer was well known after his death. Many essays to his son were published after his death.

Styles of address

  • 1673-1714: Lord Stanhope
  • 1714-1726: The Right Honourable The Third Earl of Chesterfield
  • References

    Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield Wikipedia