| Authorised form of name | Stanhope; Alexander (1638 - 1707); courtier and diplomat |
| Dates | 1638 - 1707 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 1638 |
| Date of death | 20 September 1707 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
30 September 1707 |
| Occupation | Courtier; Diplomat; Diplomat |
| Activity | Education:
Exeter College, Oxford (matriculated 1654); Inner Temple (admitted 1656)
Career:
Gentleman Usher to the Queen; Envoy extraordinary to Spain (1689-1699); Envoy to the States-General in The Hague (1699-1706)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Proposer | William Brouncker |
| RSActivity | Committee and panels:
Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664). |
| Other Royal Society activity | Admitted 26 February 1662; Reported on foreign ships, e.g. from Greenland (1663) |
| Relationships | Parents: Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield and Anne Pakington
Married: Catherine Burghill
Children: including James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope; Philip Stanhope; Edward Stanhope; Mary Stanhope; son-in-law Charles Fane, 1st Viscount Fane |
| OtherInfo | Stanhope's appointment in Spain is thought to have been terminated due to opposition to the 1699 Treaty of Partition, through which France, Britain, and the Dutch Republic sought to solve diplomatic issues in Spain, which ultimately led to the War of Spanish Succession in 1701. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (Stanhope, James; Stanhope, Philip); Foster; Hunter |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/36793577 |
| Code | NA6078 |