Viscount Grey of Fallodon
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British politician
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
human
title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Grey of Fallodon was the British Liberal statesman and long-serving Foreign Secretary best known for his role in the diplomacy leading up to the First World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viscount Grey of Fallodon canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1862-04-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdPeerageTitle | Viscount Grey of Fallodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1933-09-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Fallodon, Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winchester College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1895
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1916 ⓘ |
| familyName | Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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foreign policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Viscount Grey of Fallodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Anglo-French Entente diplomacy
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policy towards Germany before World War I ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringOffice |
Edward VII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Viscount Grey of Fallodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | diplomacy leading up to the First World War ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime." ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed ⓘ |
| peerageCreationDate | 1916 ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Fallodon, Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Fallodon Hall, Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInGovernmentOf |
H. H. Asquith
NERFINISHED
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
1885
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1892 ⓘ 1905 ⓘ |
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