Earl of Burlington

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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.

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Earl of Burlington canonical 6
Earl of Devonshire 1

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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
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
mother Juliana Noel
movement Palladian architecture
nobleFamily Cavendish family
nobleRank earl
nobleTitle Earl of Burlington self-linksurface differs
Earl of Cork and Orrery
surface form: 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

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John Gay employer Earl of Burlington
Cavendish family nobleTitleAssociatedWith Earl of Burlington
this entity surface form: Earl of Devonshire
Earl of Burlington nobleTitle Earl of Burlington self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
Dukedom of Devonshire hasSubsidiaryTitle Earl of Burlington
Duke of Devonshire hasSubsidiaryTitle Earl of Burlington
Boyle family hasTitle Earl of Burlington