William Stanhope, Viscount Petersham

William Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (born 14 October 1967), is the son of Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington, and his first wife, Virginia Freeman-Jackson. He is the heir apparent to the earldom of Harrington.[1]

Viscount Petersham
Viscount Petersham
Tenure12 April 2009 – present
BornThe Hon. William Henry Leicester Stanhope
(1967-10-14) 14 October 1967
Limerick, Ireland
Spouse(s)
Candida Bond
(m. 2001)
Issue
The Hon. Tirkana Stanhope
The Hon. Augustus Stanhope
ParentsCharles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington
Virginia Freeman-Jackson

Personal life

Stanhope was born on 14 October 1967 in Limerick, Ireland, to the then-Viscount Petersham and his wife Virginia Freeman-Jackson, a debutante. His parents divorced when he was 16 years old. He has one younger sister, Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon, who is a niece-by-marriage of Queen Elizabeth II. Through his father, he is a descendant of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England.[2]

Stanhope spent most of his childhood between Chelsea with his father and his father's girlfriend and later wife Anita Howard, Countess of Suffolk, and Monaco with his mother.[3]

He went to Aysgarth School in North Yorkshire. After leaving Aysgarth, he went on to study at Aiglon College in Switzerland.[1]

Marriage and children

On 28 April 2001, Stanhope married Candida Sophia Bond in Gloucestershire. They have two children:

References

  1. "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
  2. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1796.
  3. Green, Michelle. "Windsor Knot". People Magazine. Time Warner. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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