Sir Michael Stanhope
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Sir Michael Stanhope was a Nottinghamshire
landowner and suspected rebel against the English Crown. He was a descendant of the ancient Stanhope family of Rampton, Nottinghamshire
.
He was the second son of Sir Edward Stanhope of Rampton. In 1538 following the Dissolution of the Monasteries
he acquired Shelford Priory
in Nottinghamshire from the Crown and built a house on the site, known as Shelford Manor
.
He was knighted in 1545 and in the reign of King Edward VI appointed chief Gentleman of the Bedchamber
.
He was implicated in the events which led to the downfall of his brother in law Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
, Lord Protector
of England and was arrested in October 1551. In January 1552 he was acquitted of high treason
, but then convicted of felony
. He and Sir Thomas Arundell were beheaded in February 1552 alongside Sir Miles Partridge and Sir Ralph Vane
, who were hanged.
, Essex.
Children - 5 sons and 3 daughters including:
17th- and 18th-century descendants became Earl of Chesterfield
and Earl of Harrington
.
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
landowner and suspected rebel against the English Crown. He was a descendant of the ancient Stanhope family of Rampton, Nottinghamshire
Rampton, Nottinghamshire
Rampton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 1,269. Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Ramm-tūn = "ram farmstead". It is located in the Trent valley north of Nottingham, in the Bassetlaw district 8 miles east of Retford...
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He was the second son of Sir Edward Stanhope of Rampton. In 1538 following the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
he acquired Shelford Priory
Shelford Priory
Shelford Priory, a house of Augustinian Canons, was founded by Ralph Haunselyn around 1160-80 in Nottinghamshire. Later it became Shelford Manor.-The Priory:Haunselyn dedicated it to the Virgin Mary...
in Nottinghamshire from the Crown and built a house on the site, known as Shelford Manor
Shelford Priory
Shelford Priory, a house of Augustinian Canons, was founded by Ralph Haunselyn around 1160-80 in Nottinghamshire. Later it became Shelford Manor.-The Priory:Haunselyn dedicated it to the Virgin Mary...
.
He was knighted in 1545 and in the reign of King Edward VI appointed chief Gentleman of the Bedchamber
Gentleman of the Bedchamber
A Gentleman of the Bedchamber was the holder of an important office in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century, later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain.-Description and functions:...
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He was implicated in the events which led to the downfall of his brother in law Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, KG, Earl Marshal was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549....
, Lord Protector
Lord Protector
Lord Protector is a title used in British constitutional law for certain heads of state at different periods of history. It is also a particular title for the British Heads of State in respect to the established church...
of England and was arrested in October 1551. In January 1552 he was acquitted of high treason
High treason
High treason is criminal disloyalty to one's government. Participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state are perhaps...
, but then convicted of felony
Felony
A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...
. He and Sir Thomas Arundell were beheaded in February 1552 alongside Sir Miles Partridge and Sir Ralph Vane
Ralph Vane
Sir Ralph Vane, also known as Ralph Fane was a supporter of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset,and hanged on Tower Hill as a result of factional strife.-Life:...
, who were hanged.
Family
He married Anne, daughter of Nicholas Rawson, of AveleyAveley
Aveley is a place in the Thurrock unitary authority in Essex, England and one of the traditional parishes in Thurrock. It is a suburban development located 16.3 miles east of Charing Cross in London and within the eastern bounds of the M25 motorway.-Location:Aveley is roughly bounded to the north...
, Essex.
Children - 5 sons and 3 daughters including:
- Sir Thomas StanhopeSir Thomas StanhopeSir Thomas Stanhope was a Tudor MP for Nottinghamshire in England.He was the eldest son of Sir Michael Stanhope and Ann Rawson, the eldest of eight surviving children. He was 12 years old when his father was executed in 1552...
- Edward (one of the Queen's Council of the NorthCouncil of the NorthThe Council of the North was an administrative body originally set up in 1484 by king Richard III of England, the third and last Yorkist monarch to hold the Crown of England; its intention was to improve government control and economic prosperity, to benefit the entire area of Northern England...
) - Sir John StanhopeJohn Stanhope, 1st Baron StanhopeJohn Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope of Harrington was an English courtier, politician and peer.-Life:He was the third son of Sir Michael Stanhope, born in Yorkshire, but brought up in Nottinghamshire after his father's attainder for treason in 1552...
, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, later created Baron Stanhope of Harrington - Edward (Doctor of Civil LawDoctor of Civil LawDoctor of Civil Law is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws degrees....
and a Master of the High Court of ChanceryCourt of ChanceryThe Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the administration of the estates of...
) - Michael
17th- and 18th-century descendants became Earl of Chesterfield
Earl of Chesterfield
Earls 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 already been created Baron Stanhope, of Shelford in the County of Nottingham, in 1616, also in the Peerage of England. Stanhope's youngest son...
and Earl of Harrington
Earl of Harrington
Earl of Harrington is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1742 for the former Secretary of State and then Lord President of the Council, William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington. He had already been created Baron Harrington, of Harrington in the County of Northampton, in 1730,...
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