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Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (1609–1667) was an English courtier who was the governess and confidante of Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, and the first woman to hold the office of Postmaster General of England.
Katherine Stanhope (née Wotton), later Countess of Chesterfield, and Lucy Hastings (née Davies), Countess of Huntingdon [2024, YCBA] Former Title(s): Katherine, Countess of Chesterfield, and Lucy, Countess of Huntingdon Date: 1636 to 1640 Materials & Techniques: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 51 1/4 x 59 1/4 inches (130.2 x 150.5 cm) Credit Line:
After the death of her 2nd husband, she was created 1st Countess of Chesterfield [England] on 29 May 1660, suo jure, for life in recognition of both her service and friendship to Mary. After Mary's death, she served Anne, Duchess of York and Queen Catherine of Braganza, until her death in 1667.
Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield: the ambitious, calculating Royalist, and (if we are to trust in the legitimacy of the fruit of Elizabeth Butler’s loins) 7th great-grandmother of a mighty queen; and Lucy Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon: the woman of letters, pupil of the most learned woman of her time, daughter of a visionary, and grandmother of a proto-feminist heroine.
Katherine Stanhope (née Wotton), Countess of Chesterfield (baptised 1609-1667), Courtier. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
Katherine Stanhope (née Wotton), Countess of Chesterfield. by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Sir Anthony van Dyck line engraving, early 18th century (1636) NPG D33070
