Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess Of Chesterfield (d. 1665)
Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (29 June 1640 – July 1665) was the second wife of Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, and the eldest daughter of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and Lady Elizabeth Preston.
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