Earl of Burlington

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hereditary title human

The Earl of Burlington was a prominent British aristocrat and influential patron of the arts and architecture in the early 18th century, closely associated with the development of Palladian style in England.

Aliases (2)

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington ×40
Earl of Devonshire ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary title → human →
associatedWith	British aristocracy → House of Lords →
birthDate	1694-04-25 →
burialPlace	Yorkshire →
child	Charlotte Boyle, Marchioness of Hartington →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain → Kingdom of Great Britain →
deathDate	1753-12-04 →
designed	Chiswick House →
educatedAt	Westminster School →
era	Georgian era → early 18th century →
ethnicGroup	English people →
familyName	Boyle →
father	Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington →
genre	neo-Palladian architecture →
givenName	Richard →
hasNotableTitleHolder	Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington →
influencedBy	Andrea Palladio → Inigo Jones →
knownFor	patronage of architecture → patronage of the fine arts → promotion of Palladian style in England →
language	English →
memberOf	Privy Council of Great Britain →
mother	Juliana Noel →
movement	Palladian architecture →
nobleFamily	Cavendish family →
nobleRank	earl →
nobleTitle	Earl of Burlington → Earl of Cork →
notableWork	gardens at Chiswick House → remodelling of Burlington House →
occupation	architect → nobleman → patron of the arts →
patronOf	William Kent → architects → musicians → painters →
positionHeld	Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire → Lord of the Bedchamber →
residence	Burlington House → Chiswick House →
spouse	Dorothy Savile, Countess of Burlington →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Gay →	employer
Dukedom of Devonshire →	hasSubsidiaryTitle
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington →	nobleTitle
Cavendish family ("Earl of Devonshire") →	nobleTitleAssociatedWith