George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, as Lord Proprietor-designate of Maryland
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English statesman
Lord Proprietor-designate
colonial entrepreneur
founder of a colony project
nobleman
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, was an English statesman and colonial visionary who founded the Maryland project as a haven for English Catholics in North America.
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| George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, as Lord Proprietor-designate of Maryland canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English statesman
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Lord Proprietor-designate ⓘ colonial entrepreneur ⓘ founder of a colony project ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| abandonedColony | Avalon in Newfoundland due to harsh climate and difficulties ⓘ |
| advocatedPolicy | religious toleration within the proposed Maryland colony ⓘ |
| aimedToProvide | religious refuge for English Catholics ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
Charles I of England
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James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
James I of England
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| birthDate | circa 1579 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | near Kiplin, Yorkshire, England ⓘ |
| charterFinalization | Maryland charter completed shortly after his death ⓘ |
| charterPurpose | establish a proprietary colony in North America ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | U.S. state of Maryland’s association with the Calvert family ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman Catholicism as an adult ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1632-04-15 ⓘ |
| didNotLiveToSee | actual settlement of Maryland in 1634 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| envisionedEconomicBase | tobacco cultivation and trade ⓘ |
| envisionedPopulation | mixed Catholic and Protestant settlers with legal toleration ⓘ |
| era | early 17th century ⓘ |
| foundedProject | Maryland colony as a haven for English Catholics ⓘ |
| grantedPeerage |
Baron of Baltimore in the Peerage of Ireland
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surface form:
Baron Baltimore in the Irish peerage
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| hasFamilyName | Calvert ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | George ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
1st Baron Baltimore
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Baron Baltimore ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Baltimore
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| influencedBy | English anti-Catholic laws and persecution ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | experience in Avalon to seek a more temperate colony ⓘ |
| intendedColonyLocation |
Chesapeake Bay region
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surface form:
Chesapeake Bay region in North America
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| legacy | model of early religious toleration in English America ⓘ |
| lostOfficeBecauseOf | public adherence to Catholicism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of England
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| notableFor |
advocating religious toleration for English Catholics in North America
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founding the Maryland colony project ⓘ |
| peerageJurisdiction | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | supporter of the Stuart monarchy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Secretary of State (England)
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surface form:
Secretary of State of England
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| previousColonialInvolvement | proprietor of the Avalon colony in Newfoundland ⓘ |
| proposedGovernmentForm | proprietary colony under his family ⓘ |
| relationship | father of Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
James VI and I
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surface form:
King James I of England
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| soughtCharterFrom |
Charles I of England
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surface form:
King Charles I of England
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| successor |
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
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surface form:
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
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George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, as Lord Proprietor-designate of Maryland
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subject surface form:
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore