Duke of Newcastle

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British Whig statesman human noble title

The Duke of Newcastle was a powerful 18th-century British Whig statesman and long-serving prime minister who played a central role in shaping Britain’s foreign policy during the lead-up to the Seven Years’ War.

Aliases (2)

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Whig statesman → human → noble title →
ally	Henry Pelham → William Pitt the Elder →
aristocraticFamily	Pelham family →
birthPlace	London →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain → Kingdom of Great Britain →
educatedAt	Westminster School →
familyName	Pelham-Holles →
givenName	Thomas →
hasTitleHolder	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle →
ideology	Whiggism →
influenced	British colonial policy in North America → British foreign policy in Europe →
knownFor	management of coalition governments → patronage and control of parliamentary boroughs →
language	English →
memberOf	Whig Party →
monarchDuringTerm	George II of Great Britain → George III of the United Kingdom →
movement	Whig supremacy in 18th-century Britain →
nobleTitle	Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne →
notableFor	influence on British foreign policy → long tenure in high office → role in diplomacy leading up to the Seven Years’ War →
occupation	politician → statesman →
opponent	Tory Party →
parliamentaryGroup	House of Lords →
participatedIn	diplomatic crisis preceding the Seven Years’ War →
positionHeld	First Lord of the Treasury → Prime Minister of Great Britain → Secretary of State for the Northern Department → Secretary of State for the Southern Department →
religion	Anglicanism →
residence	Claremont House, Surrey → Newcastle House, London →
subclassOf	Duke in the Peerage of England → Duke in the Peerage of Great Britain →
timePeriod	18th century →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Duke of Newcastle ("Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle") →	hasTitleHolder
Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 →	involvesDiplomat
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle ("Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne") →	nobleTitle
Henry Pelham ("Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle") →	sibling
Henry Pelham ("Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle") →	succeededBy