British Whig Party

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political party

The British Whig Party was a major political force in Britain from the 17th to the 19th century, championing constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and liberal reforms that laid groundwork for the modern Liberal Party.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Whig 24
Whigs 3
Whig Party (Great Britain) 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
activePeriodEnd 19th century ⓘ
activePeriodStart late 17th century ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
corePrinciple defense of the rule of law ⓘ
protection of property rights ⓘ
resistance to arbitrary royal power ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
historicalRole major governing party in 18th-century Britain ⓘ
principal rival of the Tory Party ⓘ
ideology constitutionalism ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
limited monarchy ⓘ
parliamentary supremacy ⓘ
pro-reform politics ⓘ
influenced British liberal tradition ⓘ
Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyReform Catholic Emancipation (supported by many Whigs) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reform Act 1832 NERFINISHED ⓘ
abolition of slavery in the British Empire ⓘ
civil liberties reforms ⓘ
expansion of the franchise ⓘ
notableMember Charles James Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke of Newcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord John Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord Palmerston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord Rockingham NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert Walpole NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedIdeology absolutism ⓘ
divine right of kings ⓘ
originOfName term "Whig" derived from "Whiggamore" or Scottish cattle drivers ⓘ
parliamentaryAlignment opposition to the Tories ⓘ
positionOnCatholicism often opposed Catholic political power ⓘ
positionOnMonarchy supported constitutional monarchy ⓘ
positionOnParliament supported parliamentary supremacy ⓘ
positionOnReligion generally supported religious toleration for Protestants ⓘ
precededBy Country Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent Glorious Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialBase aristocracy ⓘ
commercial interests ⓘ
landed gentry ⓘ
succeededBy Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedEvent Glorious Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (35)

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

William Dowdeswell → affiliation → British Whig Party ⓘ
Baron Camelford → associatedWith → British Whig Party ⓘ
Lady Anne Temple → associatedWith → British Whig Party ⓘ
Pelham-Holles → associatedWithPoliticalAffiliation → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Canningite ministry → coalitionContains → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whigs
contributed to invitation to William of Orange → hasPoliticalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne → ideology → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough → memberOf → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig Party (British historical)
Edward Russell → memberOfPoliticalFaction → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whigs
Trial of Queen Caroline → opposedBy → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig politicians
Henry Sidney → parliamentaryFaction → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whigs
Foxite Whigs → partOf → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig Party (Great Britain)
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
3rd Duke of Lennox → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
this entity surface form: Whig
Charles Wills → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig (early association)
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Henry Sidney → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
James Craggs the Younger → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
John Carteret → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
subject surface form: John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
this entity surface form: Whig
Lady Rachel Cavendish → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Lord John Townshend → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Pelham family → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Petty-Fitzmaurice family → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Thomas Babington Macaulay → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
William Dowdeswell → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
William Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Pelham family → politicalBase → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig Party (Great Britain)
Watson-Wentworth → politicalParty → British Whig Party ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
this entity surface form: Whig
Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) → politicalParty → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham → politicalParty → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig
Lansdowne family → politicalTradition → British Whig Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whig