Earl of Harrington | |
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![]() ![]() Arms of Stanhope: Quarterly ermine and gules[1] | |
Creation date | 9 February 1742 |
Created by | King George II |
Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
First holder | William Stanhope, 1st Baron Harrington |
Present holder | Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington |
Heir apparent | William Stanhope, Viscount Petersham |
Remainder to | the first Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Petersham Viscount Stanhope, of Mahon Baron Harrington Baron Stanhope, of Elvaston |
Former seat(s) | Elvaston Castle Harrington House Gawsworth Hall[1] |
Motto | A Deo et rege (Latin for 'From God and the King')[1] |
Earl of Harrington is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1742.