Earl of Shaftesbury

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The Earl of Shaftesbury is a hereditary English peerage title historically associated with the influential Ashley-Cooper family, several of whom played prominent roles in British politics and philosophy.

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9th Earl of Shaftesbury 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
associatedPhilosopher Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
associatedReformer Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
associatedWith British politics
English philosophy
Whig Party NERFINISHED
associatedWithMonarch Charles II of England NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
United Kingdom
familyName Ashley-Cooper NERFINISHED
firstHolder Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
hasCourtesyTitleForHeir Lord Ashley NERFINISHED
hasGivenNamePattern Anthony Ashley(-)Cooper NERFINISHED
hasHeirApparentTitle Lord Ashley NERFINISHED
hasMalePrimogeniture true
hasPoliticalInfluenceInPeriod 17th century
18th century
19th century
hasStyle The Right Honourable
hasTerritorialDesignation Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
hasTitleHolder Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 11th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
historicallySignificantIn 18th-century moral philosophy
Restoration politics
Victorian social reform
isHereditary true
languageOfTitle English
locatedInJurisdiction Peerage of England NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Ashley-Cooper family NERFINISHED
nobleRank earl
notableBearer Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
region England
subclassOf title in the Peerage of England
titleCreatedFor Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury NERFINISHED
usedIn British House of Lords NERFINISHED

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Countess of Shaftesbury associatedWith Earl of Shaftesbury
Countess of Shaftesbury higherTitle Earl of Shaftesbury
Countess of Shaftesbury linkedTitle Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury ordinalInTitle Earl of Shaftesbury
this entity surface form: 9th Earl of Shaftesbury