The Earls of Chesterfield were an aristocratic family from Derbyshire, England. Their ancestral seat is Bretby Hall at Bretby, Derbyshire, and their family name is "Stanhope". Upon the death of the twelfth Earl, the title became extinct, as no more male descendants of the first Earl were living.
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield ( 1755Events January 25 Moscow University established. July 9 French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British Genera- 1815Events January 3 Austria, Britain, and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. January 8 War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans February 3 The first commercial cheese factory is founded in Switzerland February 6 New Jersey g)
George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield ( 1805Events January 11 Michigan Territory is created. February 15 Harmony Society officially formed March 1 Justice Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U. Senate April 27 United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (T- 18661866 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January 6 Ottoman troops clash with men of a Maronite leader Karam in St. Doumit in Lebanon Turks are defeated January 12 Royal Aeronautical Society is formed ( London) January 28 800 Maronite troops clash)
George Philip Cecil Arthur Stanhope, 7th Earl of Chesterfield ( 1831Events February- March Revolts in Modena, Parma and the Papal States are put down by Austrian troops February 20 Battle of Grochow. Polish rebel forces divide a Russian army. March 1 Democrat Samuel Smith becomes President Pro Tempore of the United States- 1871Events January January 18 The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. January 28 France surrenders to en)
George Philip Stanhope, 8th Earl of Chesterfield ( 1822Events March 30 Florida becomes a United States territory. May 24 Battle of Pichincha: Simon Bolivar secures the independence of Quito. June 14 Charles Babbage proposes a Difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the- 1883Events January January 16 The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil service, is passed January 19 The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service ( Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas E
Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore-Stanhope, 9th Earl of Chesterfield ( 1821- 1887
Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield ( 1854- 1933)
Henry Athole Scuadamore-Stanhope, 11th Earl of Chesterfield ( 1855- 1935)
Edward Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 12th Earl of Chesterfield ( 1889- 1952)
