Earl of Orford
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British politician
British statesman
country house
earldom
hereditary title
title in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Observed surface forms (9)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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British statesman ⓘ country house ⓘ earldom ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ title in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ |
| associatedFamily | Walpole family ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth |
1676-08-26
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1723-06-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation |
1742
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1806 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
1745-03-18
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1809-02-24 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Viscount Walpole
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surface form:
Walpole
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| femaleEquivalentTitle | Countess of Orford ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (second creation)
ⓘ
Robert Walpole ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
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| genderedForm | Earl ⓘ |
| hasCreation |
First creation of the Earl of Orford
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Second creation of the Earl of Orford ⓘ |
| hasHolder |
Robert Walpole
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surface form:
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
|
| hasMotto | Fari quae sentiat (to speak what he feels) ⓘ |
| hasNotableHolder |
Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (second creation)
ⓘ
Robert Walpole ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
|
| historicallyAssociatedWith | Whig Party ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Earl of Orford
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1st Earl of Orford
|
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Norfolk, England ⓘ |
| monarch |
George II of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
King George II
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
|
| namedAfter | Orford, Suffolk ⓘ |
| nobleFamilySeat | Houghton Hall ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| notableFor | being regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ |
| peerage |
Peerage of Great Britain
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Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ Leader of the House of Commons ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| titleHolderResidence | Houghton Hall ⓘ |
| titleType | noble title ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritorialDesignation | of Orford in the County of Suffolk ⓘ |
| usedIn | British nobility ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
4th Earl of Orford
subject surface form:
Horace Walpole
this entity surface form:
4th Earl of Orford
subject surface form:
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
this entity surface form:
1st Earl of Orford
subject surface form:
Sir Robert Walpole
this entity surface form:
1st Earl of Orford
subject surface form:
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
this entity surface form:
Baron Walpole of Houghton
this entity surface form:
1st Earl of Orford (second creation)