Family and Education
b. by 1508, 2nd s. of Sir Edward Stanhope of Rampton, Notts. by Adelina, da. of Sir Gervase Clifton of Clifton, Notts. m. by Nov. 1537, Anne, da. of Nicholas Rawson of Aveley, Essex, 7s. inc. Edward Stanhope I, Edward Stanhope II, John Stanhope, Michael and Sir Thomas 4da. suc. bro. 21 Jan. 1529. Kntd. Sept. 1545.Date of birth estimated from age at brother’s i.p.m., C142/47/17. Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 7; APC, iii. 484; DNB.
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Servant of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland by 1532; j.p. Notts. 1537 – d., Yorks. (W. Riding) 1543 – d., (E. and N. Ridings) 1544 – d.; (?yeoman) of the stable by 1538 – 40; keeper, Knessall park., Notts. 1538, Hundon park., Suff. June 1542 – Dec. 1543, Beddington House, Surr. 1547 – d.; bailiff, lordship of Knessall 1538, former estates of Lenton priory, Notts. 1539; esquire of the body 1540; lt. Kingston-upon-Hull 17 Feb. 1542 – d., gov. by Sept. 1544 – d.; steward, ct. augmentations, Earl of Northumberland’s lands by 1544; commr. benevolence, Yorks. (E. Riding) 1545, relief, Notts. 1550; custos rot. Notts. in 1547; groom of the stole 24 Aug. 1547 – 25 Mar. 1549; master of the King’s harriers July 1548 – d.; chief gent. the privy chamber by 1549.HMC Rutland, iv. 271; LP Hen. VIII, xii-xiv, xvii-xxi; W. C. Richardson, Ct. Augmentations, 52n, 53; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 88, 91–92, 274; 1550–3, p. 381; 1553, pp. 137, 357; APC, ii. 394; E351/2932.

Main residences: Shelford, Notts.; Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks.; Beddington, Surr.
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Commons 1509-1558
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STANHOPE, Michael (by 1508-52)

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