Lord Hardinge of Penshurst

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Lord Hardinge of Penshurst was a British statesman and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the early 20th century, notably overseeing the 1911 Delhi Durbar and the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
Viceroy of India
colonial administrator
human
birthDate 1858-06-20
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1944-08-02
deathPlace Penshurst Place
surface form: Penshurst
employer UK government
surface form: British Government
familyName Hardinge
fieldOfWork colonial administration
diplomacy
givenName Charles
hasTitle GCB
GCIE
GCSI
GCVO
PC
honorificTitle Sir Henry Hardinge
surface form: 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
monarchServed Edward VII
surface form: King Edward VII

George V
surface form: King George V
nobleTitle Lord Hardinge of Penshurst self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
notableFor administration of British India in the early 20th century
reorganization of the Indian capital
role in imperial ceremonial politics
officeEnd 1916 as Viceroy of India
officeStart 1910 as Viceroy of India
oversawEvent Delhi Durbar
surface form: Delhi Durbar of 1911

transfer of the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi
participatedIn First World War-era imperial policy-making
partOf Colonial Office
surface form: British Empire administration
positionHeld British Ambassador to Russia
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
religion Anglicanism
residence Penshurst Place

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Subject: Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Description of subject: Lord Hardinge of Penshurst was a British statesman and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the early 20th century, notably overseeing the 1911 Delhi Durbar and the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Chelmsford precededByAsViceroyOfIndia Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Delhi Durbar viceroyInCharge Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
subject surface form: Delhi Durbar of 1911
Lord Hardinge honorificTitle Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
this entity surface form: Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Lord Hardinge of Penshurst nobleTitle Lord Hardinge of Penshurst self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Hardinge family hasTitle Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
this entity surface form: Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Hardinge family nobleTitle Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
subject surface form: Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
this entity surface form: Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Winifred Selina Sturt relative Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Winifred Selina Sturt spouseNobleTitle Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
this entity surface form: Baron Hardinge of Penshurst