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 | |
| Tenure | 12 April 2009 – present |
| Born | The Hon. William Henry Leicester Stanhope 14 October 1967 Limerick, Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Candida Bond (m. 2001) |
| Issue
The Hon. Tirkana Stanhope The Hon. Augustus Stanhope | |
| Parents | Charles 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:
- Hon. Tirkana Alleyne Stanhope, born 1 August 2003
- Hon. Augustus Henry Stanhope, born 26 September 2005, currently a Page of Honour to Elizabeth II
References
- "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
- 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.
- Green, Michelle. "Windsor Knot". People Magazine. Time Warner. Retrieved 6 May 2018.