Marquess of Lansdowne

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British politician British statesman country house hereditary title marquessate peerage title

The Marquess of Lansdowne is a British noble title historically associated with prominent statesmen, including a former Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India.

Aliases (5)

Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne ×10
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne ×5
1st Marquess of Lansdowne ×2
Bowood House ×2
Lord Dufferin ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British politician → British statesman → country house → hereditary title → marquessate → peerage title →
associatedFamily	Petty-Fitzmaurice family →
associatedRegion	Lansdowne, Wiltshire →
associatedWithOffice	Governor General of Canada → Prime Minister of Great Britain → Viceroy of India →
country	United Kingdom →
createdBy	King George III →
dateOfCreation	1784 →
familySeat	Bowood House →
firstHolder	William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne →
heldTitle	1st Marquess of Lansdowne →
inheritedBy	heirs male of the body →
locatedIn	Wiltshire NERFINISHED →
nobleRank	marquess →
notableEraOfInfluence	18th century → 19th century → early 20th century →
notableHolder	Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne →
partOf	Peerage of Great Britain →
politicalAlignmentHistorically	Conservative → Liberal → Whig →
positionHeld	Governor General of Canada → Prime Minister of Great Britain → Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs → Secretary of State for War → Viceroy of India →
precedence	above Earl → below Duke →
styleOfAddress	The Most Honourable →
subsidiaryTitle	Baron Fitzmaurice → Baron Nairne → Baron Wycombe → Earl of Kerry → Earl of Shelburne → Viscount Clanmaurice →
termEnd	1783 →
termEndAsGovernorGeneralOfCanada	1888 →
termEndAsViceroyOfIndia	1894 →
termStart	1782 →
termStartAsGovernorGeneralOfCanada	1883 →
termStartAsViceroyOfIndia	1888 →
titleHolderGender	usually male →
traditionalFamilyName	Petty-Fitzmaurice →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lansdowne House → Terrasse Dufferin ("Lord Dufferin") →	namedAfter
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne ("1st Marquess of Lansdowne") →	heldTitle
Lansdowne House ("1st Marquess of Lansdowne") →	laterTitleOfPatron
Marquess of Lansdowne ("Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne") →	notableHolder
Lord Stanley of Preston →	precededBy