Earl of Chesterfield
| Earl of Chesterfield | |
|---|---|
Arms of Stanhope: Quarterly, ermine and gules | |
| Creation date | 4 August 1628 |
| Created by | Charles I |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope |
| Last holder | James Richard Stanhope, 13th Earl of Chesterfield, 7th Earl Stanhope |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Stanhope Stanhope (later Scudamore-Stanhope) baronets, of Stanwell |
| Status | Extinct |
| Seat(s) | Bretby Hall |
Earl of Chesterfield, in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Philip Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope. He had been created Baron Stanhope, of Shelford in the County of Nottingham, in 1616, also in the Peerage of England. Stanhope's youngest son, the Hon. Alexander Stanhope, was the father of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, while his half-brother Sir John Stanhope of Elvaston was the great-grandfather of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington.