Earl of Danby

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The Earl of Danby is a historic English peerage title most notably associated with Thomas Osborne, a powerful 17th-century statesman who later became the 1st Duke of Leeds.

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Earl of Danby canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English statesman
peerage title
title in the Peerage of England
associatedWith Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
associatedWithEvent Restoration politics in England
associatedWithPoliticalFaction early Tory party
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England
hasTitleHolder Thomas Osborne
heldTitle Duke of Leeds
Earl of Danby self-linksurface differs
historicalPeriod 17th century
monarchServed Charles II of England
James II of England
namedAfter Danby, North Yorkshire
nobleRank Duke
Earl
Earl
notableFor involvement in the Popish Plot crisis
leading minister of Charles II
role in the formation of the Whig and Tory party system
notableTitleHolder Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
occupation politician
peerage Peerage of England
politicalAlignment Royalist
positionHeld Lord High Steward
Lord High Treasurer
surface form: Lord High Treasurer of England

Lord President of the Council
residence England
titleElevation created Duke of Leeds

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Sir Thomas Osborne nobleTitle Earl of Danby
subject surface form: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Viscount Latimer heldTitle Earl of Danby
subject surface form: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Earl of Danby heldTitle Earl of Danby self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Thomas nobleTitle Earl of Danby
subject surface form: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds