William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington

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William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington, was an English Jacobite nobleman and military leader who played a prominent role in the 1715 uprising against the Hanoverian monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baron in the Peerage of England
English nobleman
Jacobite
military leader
allegiance Jacobite forces
aristocraticFamily Widdrington family
causeOfNotability leadership in a failed rebellion
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
gender male
historicalPeriod early 18th century
ideology legitimism
royalism
languageOfUse English
movement Jacobitism
nobleRank peer
nobleTitle Baron Widdrington
notableFor participation in the Jacobite rising of 1715
opposed House of Hanover
surface form: Hanoverian monarchy
ordinalInTitle William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington self-linksurface differs
surface form: 4th Baron Widdrington
participantIn Jacobite rising of 1715
politicalAlignment anti-Hanoverian
pro-Stuart
regionOfActivity England
roleInEvent Jacobite commander in the 1715 rising
supportedClaimant James Francis Edward Stuart
titleHeldFrom Baron Widdrington

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Battle of Preston (1715) commander William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington
William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington ordinalInTitle William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 4th Baron Widdrington