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     William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington was born circa 1683.¹ He was the son of John Stanhope and Dorothy Agard.¹ He married Anne Griffith, daughter of Colonel Edward Griffith and Elizabeth Lawrence, circa 1718.¹ He died on 8 December 1756.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1704 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Derby between 1715 and 1722.¹ He was Envoy to Madrid from 1717 to 1718.¹ He was Envoy to Turin between 1718 and 1720.¹ He was Envoy to Madrid in 1720.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain between 1721 and 1727.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1727.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1727.¹ He held the office of Vice-Chamberlain between 1727 and 1730.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Derby between 1727 and 1730.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Steyning between April 1727 and July 1727.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain from 1729 to 1730.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State, North Department from 1730 to February 1741/42.¹ He was created 1st Baron Harrington, co. Northampton [Great Britain] on 6 January 1729/30.¹ He held the office of Lord President of the Council from February 1741/42 to January 1744/45.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Harrington, co. Northampton [Great Britain] on 9 February 1741/42.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Petersham of Petersham, co. Surrey [Great Britain] on 9 February 1741/42.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State, North Department between 1744 and 1746.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1746 and 1750.¹ He gained the rank of General of Foot in 1747.¹

     Anne Griffith was the daughter of Colonel Edward Griffith and Elizabeth Lawrence.¹ She married William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, son of John Stanhope and Dorothy Agard, circa 1718.¹ She died on 18 December 1719.¹
     From circa 1718, her married name became Stanhope.¹

     Hon. Thomas Stanhope was born on 18 December 1719. He was the son of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington and Anne Griffith.¹ He died on 12 January 1743 at age 23, unmarried.¹

     Catherine Ann Menne was born on 14 March 1959 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.^G.¹ She married Alexandre Tissot-Demidoff, son of Humbert Tissot and Marguerite Mendes y Teske, on 14 June 1986 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.¹
     From 14 June 1986, her married name became Tissot-Demidoff.¹

     Simone Marie Tissot-Demidoff was born on 28 October 1987 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.¹ She is the daughter of Alexandre Tissot-Demidoff and Catherine Ann Menne.¹

     Pierre Alexandre Tissot-Demidoff was born on 16 August 1990 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.¹ He is the son of Alexandre Tissot-Demidoff and Catherine Ann Menne.¹

     Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, 1st Bt. was born on 16 December 1770.² He was the son of Rear-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Bt. and Sarah Burton.³ He married Elizabeth King, daughter of Sir Richard King, 1st Bt. and Susannah Margaretta Coker, on 7 December 1797.² He died on 13 October 1845 at age 74.²
     He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.)² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)² He was created 1st Baronet Rowley, of Hill House, co. Berks [U.K.] on 21 March 1836.² He gained the rank of Admiral of the White in the Royal Navy.³

     Elizabeth King was the daughter of Sir Richard King, 1st Bt. and Susannah Margaretta Coker.^3,2 She married Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, 1st Bt., son of Rear-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Bt. and Sarah Burton, on 7 December 1797.¹ She died on 11 January 1838.¹
     She and William IV Hanover, King of the United Kingdom were associated.² Her married name became Rowley.

     Anatole Pavlovich Demidoff, Principe di San Donato was born on 30 November 1874 at San Donato, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Paul Pavlovich Demidoff, 2nd Principe di San Donato and Princess Helene Petrovna Troubetzkoya.¹ He married Eugenie C. Podmener on 1 February 1894 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.¹ He died in 1941 at Marseilles, France^G.¹

     Eugenie C. Podmener was born on 12 December 1871 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.¹ She married Anatole Pavlovich Demidoff, Principe di San Donato, son of Paul Pavlovich Demidoff, 2nd Principe di San Donato and Princess Helene Petrovna Troubetzkoya, on 1 February 1894 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.¹ She died on 13 October 1958 at age 86 at Nice, France^G.¹
     From 1 February 1894, her married name became Demidoff.¹