Rockingham Whigs
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The Rockingham Whigs were an 18th-century British political faction led by the Marquess of Rockingham, known for their opposition to royal influence over Parliament and their advocacy of constitutional limits on monarchical power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rockingham Whigs canonical | 6 |
| Opposition Whigs | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British political faction
ⓘ
Whig faction ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedThinker | Edmund Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Commons of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPower | 1765 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| formedGovernmentUnder | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedMinistry |
Rockingham ministry (1765–1766)
NERFINISHED
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Rockingham ministry (1782) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American War of Independence
NERFINISHED
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reign of George III ⓘ |
| ideology |
Whiggism
NERFINISHED
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constitutionalism ⓘ parliamentary supremacy ⓘ |
| influenced | development of British party politics ⓘ |
| leader | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles James Fox
NERFINISHED
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Edmund Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Seymour Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ William Dowdeswell NERFINISHED ⓘ William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
King George III's use of patronage
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North ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ court party ⓘ expansion of monarchical power ⓘ royal influence over Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf | British Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | aristocratic Whigs ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | pro-parliamentary reform (limited) ⓘ |
| position | opposition faction ⓘ |
| positionOnAmericanColonies | sympathetic to American grievances ⓘ |
| socialBase |
independent country gentlemen
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landed aristocracy ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Foxite Whigs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
economical reform
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limits on monarchical power ⓘ supremacy of Parliament ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
greater independence of Parliament
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reduction of Crown patronage ⓘ repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ |
| supportedPrinciple |
limitation of executive power
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ministerial responsibility to Parliament ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Opposition Whigs