British government of the Duke of Newcastle

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British ministry Whig government

The British government of the Duke of Newcastle was the mid-18th-century Whig administration led by Prime Minister Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, which oversaw British policy at the outset of the Seven Years’ War.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
British government (before 1782)	1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British ministry ⓘ Whig government ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ European balance of power ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
endTime	1756 ⓘ
fieldOfWork	foreign policy of Great Britain ⓘ military policy of Great Britain ⓘ
followedBy	Devonshire ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType	parliamentary government ⓘ
hasPart	Cabinet of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
leader	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislativeBody	Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	London NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm	George II NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember	Duke of Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Hardwicke NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ William Pitt the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeContested	control of war strategy against France ⓘ
partOf	Whig supremacy in 18th-century British politics NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeldByLeader	Prime Minister of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Henry Pelham ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForEnd	political crisis over conduct of the Seven Years’ War ⓘ
significantEvent	early stages of the Seven Years’ War ⓘ outbreak of the Seven Years’ War ⓘ
startTime	1754 ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Westminster (1756) → negotiatedBy → British government of the Duke of Newcastle ⓘ

Irish House of Commons → underOversightOf → British government of the Duke of Newcastle ⓘ

this entity surface form: British government (before 1782)