Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whig politician...
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Colonel Robert Walpole (18 November 1650 – 18 November 1700) was an English Whig politician and militia officer who served as a member of parliament for...
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Robert Horatio Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole of Walpole, 8th Baron Walpole of Wolterton, JP (8 December 1938 – 8 May 2021), was a British politician who...
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on his nephew's death in 1791. Walpole was born in London, the youngest son of British Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole and his wife, Catherine. Like...
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Look up Walpole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Walpole most commonly refers to the first Prime Minister of Great Britain Robert Walpole and his governments...
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Baron Walpole of Walpole, 6th Baron Walpole of Wolterton (1854–1931) Robert Henry Montgomerie Walpole, 9th Baron Walpole of Walpole, 7th Baron Walpole of...
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named after Sir Robert Walpole, de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. It also encompasses the entirely distinct entity of Walpole (CDP), with its...
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The Walpole ministry was led by Whig Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, from 1730 to 1742—when Walpole left the government. 1734 British...
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Robert Walpole (1676–1745) was the first prime minister of Great Britain. Robert Walpole may also refer to: Robert Walpole (colonel) (1650–1700), member...
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and a new role, that of "prime minister", emerged in the heyday of Robert Walpole. The "South Sea Bubble" economic crisis was brought on by the failure...
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He was the son of Robert Walpole and the younger brother of Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. The Walpoles owned land in Norfolk...
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of this family have traditionally been the Earl of Orford. Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole, resided at Mannington Hall. Wolterton Hall has been undergoing...
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minister, the first of whom was Robert Walpole taking office on 3 April 1721. The longest-serving prime minister was also Walpole, who served over 20 years...
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consider Robert Walpole, who led the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain for over twenty years from 1721, to be the first prime minister. Walpole is...
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referring to Sidney Godolphin and Robert Harley, Queen Anne's lord treasurers and chief ministers. Robert Walpole is regarded as the first prime minister;...
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Earl of Orford (redirect from Viscount Walpole)
for Robert Walpole, de facto acknowledged to have been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain, who at the same time was created Viscount Walpole and...
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Sir Edward Walpole KB PC (Ire) (1706 – 12 January 1784) was a British politician, and a younger son of Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister from 1721 to...
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Kingdom since 1721. The prime minister with the longest single term was Robert Walpole, lasting 20 years and 315 days from 3 April 1721 until 11 February 1742...
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minister. Towards the end of his reign, actual political power was held by Robert Walpole, now recognised as Britain's first de facto prime minister. George died...
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Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford, KB (1701 – 31 March 1751), was a British peer and politician, styled Lord Walpole from 1723 to 1745. He was the eldest...
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soon came into conflict with the intrigues of Townshend and Sir Robert Walpole. To Walpole, who looked upon every able colleague or subordinate as an enemy...
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He is considered to have been Britain's second prime minister, after Robert Walpole, but worked closely with the Secretary of State, Lord Carteret, in order...
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Walpole–Townshend ministry The government of Great Britain was under the joint leadership of Prime Minister Robert Walpole (in the House of Commons) and...
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Originally three houses, Number 10 was offered to Robert Walpole by King George II in 1732. Walpole accepted on the condition that the gift was to the...
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Houghton Hall (category Robert Walpole)
was commissioned by the de facto first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, in 1722, and is a key building in the history of Neo-Palladian architecture...
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Catherine, Lady Walpole (née Shorter; 1682 – 20 August 1737) was the first wife of the first British prime minister Sir Robert Walpole. She was a daughter...
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policy in close collaboration with his brother-in-law, prime minister Robert Walpole. He was often known as Turnip Townshend because of his strong interest...
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and local political offices. The first great leader of the Whigs was Robert Walpole, who maintained control of the government from 1721 to 1742, and whose...
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congruous and their friendship already established, but also to Sir Robert Walpole and the Whig ministry, which can by no means have been easy, considering...
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when the first prime minister of Great Britain in the modern sense, Robert Walpole, took office in 1721, until the present day. From 1801 until 1922, British...
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