Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, in the County of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1910 for the diplomat the Hon. Sir Charles Hardinge,

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and

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from 1910 to 1916. He was the second son of

Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge Charles Stewart Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge (2 September 1822 – 28 July 1894), was a British Conservative politician. Hardinge was the son of Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, and Lady Emily Jane Stewart, daughter of ...

. His son, the second Baron, served as private secretary to both

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and

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. the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1997.

Barons Hardinge of Penshurst (1910)

Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, (20 June 1858 – 2 August 1944) was a British diplomat and statesman who served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1910 to 1916. Background and education Hardinge was the second ...

(1858–1944) * Alexander Henry Louis Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1894–1960) * George Edward Charles Hardinge, 3rd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1921–1997) *

Julian Alexander Hardinge, 4th Baron Hardinge of Penshurst Julian may refer to: People * Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363 * Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots * Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints * Julian (g ...

(b. 1945) The

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is the present holder's brother, Hon. Hugh Francis Hardinge (b. 1948).

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* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

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Hardinge of Penshurst, Baron (UK, 1910), genealogy

Hardinge, Charles, first Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858–1944), diplomatist and viceroy of India
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