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Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst

Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, KG, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, ISO, PC[1] (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.

His Excellency The Right Honourable
The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
KG GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO ISO PC

George V

The Earl of Minto

The Lord Chelmsford

20 June 1858 (1858-06-20)

2 August 1944 (1944-08-03) (aged 86)
Penshurst, Kent

British

Winifred Selina Sturt

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Trinity College, Cambridge

Background and education[edit]

Hardinge was the second son of Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge, and the grandson of Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, a former Governor-General of India. He was educated Cheam School, Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2][3]

in England.

Knight of Grace of Order of St. John of Jerusalem

from France.

Grand officer in the Legion of Honour

.

Grand cross of the Crown of Italy

from Portugal.

Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa

from Greece.

Order of the Redeemer

from Spain.

Order of Charles III

from Norway.

Order of St. Olav

from Russia.

Order of Alexander Nevsky

from Denmark.

Order of the Dannebrog

from Sweden.

Order of Vasa

As well as the distinction of being awarded six British knighthoods, he also gained foreign awards:[1]

June 1858 – July 1895: Charles Hardinge

The Honourable

July 1895 – April 1903: The Honourable Charles Hardinge [13]

CB

April 1903 – 7 March 1904: The Honourable Charles Hardinge CVO[14]

CB

7–26 March 1904: Charles Hardinge CB CVO[15]

The Right Honourable

26 March – 28 April 1904: The Right Honourable Charles Hardinge KCMG CB CVO[16]

Sir

28 April – 10 May 1904: The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge KCMG CB CVO[17]

His Excellency

10 May 1904 – 2 January 1905: His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge KCVO CB[18]

KCMG

2 January – 9 November 1905: His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge KCVO CB[19]

GCMG

9 November 1905 – June 1906: The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge GCVO CB

GCMG

June 1906 – 23 June 1910: The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge GCVO CB ISO[20]

GCMG

23 June – 2 August 1910: The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge GCMG GCVO ISO[21]

GCB

2 August – 23 November 1910: The Right Honourable The GCB GCMG GCVO ISO PC[5]

Lord Hardinge of Penshurst

23 November 1910 – 24 March 1916: His Excellency The Right Honourable The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO ISO PC Viceroy & Governor-General of India

GCB

24 March – 4 April 1916: His Excellency The Right Honourable The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO ISO PC Viceroy & Governor-General of India[22]

KG

4 April 1916 – 27 November 1920: The Right Honourable The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO ISO PC

KG

27 November 1920 – 1 February 1923: His Excellency The Right Honourable the Lord Hardinge of Penshurst GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO ISO PC HM Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary to the French Republic[23]

KG

1 February 1923 – 2 August 1944: The Right Honourable The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO ISO PC

KG

Hardinge had the unusual distinction of being a non-royal recipient of six British knighthoods.[12]

Old Diplomacy

[24]

My Indian Years covers (1910-16)

[25]

Delhi conspiracy case

(1980). Hardinge of Penshurst: a study of the old diplomacy. Hamden, Conn.: Conference on British Studies and Indiana University at South Bend by Archon Books. ISBN 9780208018304.

Briton C. Busch

Lord Hardinge of Penshurst (1947). The Reminiscences of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst. London.{{}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

cite book

Steiner, Zara S. (1969). . Cambridge. ISBN 9780521076548.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

The Foreign Office and Foreign Policy 1898–1914

Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). . 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 444.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy

Manhar Kuvarbā, Maharani of Panna (1916). .

Lady Hardinge of Penshurst, C.I., vice-reine of India: A Tribute to her Memory

Hardinge Bridge

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

1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Hardinge of Penshurst

Hansard

in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Newspaper clippings about Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst

at Who's Who

Hardinge's entry