Lord Rochford

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British statesman diplomat human peer of Great Britain

Lord Rochford was an 18th-century British statesman and diplomat who served in several high-ranking government and ambassadorial roles under King George III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
peer of Great Britain ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 4th Earl of Rochford ⓘ
William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford ⓘ
aristocraticTitleStart 1738 ⓘ
associatedWith British Whig politics ⓘ
birthDate 1717-09-28 ⓘ
birthPlace England ⓘ
burialPlace St Osyth ⓘ
surface form: St Osyth, Essex, England
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1781-09-28 ⓘ
deathPlace St Osyth ⓘ
surface form: St Osyth, Essex, England
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
employer UK government ⓘ
surface form: British government
familyName Nassau de Zuylestein ⓘ
father Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein, 3rd Earl of Rochford ⓘ
fieldOfWork diplomacy ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ
genre politics ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
monarchServed George II of Great Britain ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
mother Bessy Savage ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Nassau ⓘ
surface form: Nassau de Zuylestein family
nobleTitle Baron of Zuylestein ⓘ
Earl of Rochford ⓘ
notableWork diplomatic service during the Falklands Crisis of 1770 ⓘ
role in British foreign policy in the early reign of George III ⓘ
parliamentaryHouse House of Lords ⓘ
surface form: House of Lords of Great Britain
period 18th century ⓘ
positionHeld British ambassador to France ⓘ
British ambassador to Spain ⓘ
British envoy to the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
President of the Board of Trade ⓘ
surface form: First Lord of Trade

Second Keeper of the Robes ⓘ
surface form: Groom of the Stole

Lord of the Bedchamber ⓘ
Member of the Privy Council of Great Britain ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Northern Department ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
spouse Lucy Younge ⓘ

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Secretary of State for the Northern Department → officeHeldBy → Lord Rochford ⓘ