William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
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William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, was an 18th-century British statesman who served as Prime Minister and played a key role in negotiating the end of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne | 3 |
| William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British statesman
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Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Earl of Shelburne
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The Marquess of Lansdowne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1737-05-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | All Saints' Church, Calne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1805-05-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Berkeley Square, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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University of Leiden ⓘ
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Leiden University
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| endTimeOfPosition | 1783-04-02 ⓘ |
| familyName | Petty-FitzMaurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | politics ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Negotiating the end of the American Revolutionary War
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Serving as Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Privy Council of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Colonel ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Mary FitzMaurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
1st Marquess of Lansdowne
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2nd Earl of Shelburne NERFINISHED ⓘ Baron Wycombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Negotiation of the 1783 Treaty of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldJurisdiction | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole |
Irish representative peer
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Member of Parliament for Wycombe ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer (Ireland)
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First Lord of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ Leader of the House of Lords ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ Secretary of State for the Southern Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Marquess of Rockingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Bowood House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatureImage | Signature of William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne ⓘ |
| spouse |
Louisa FitzPatrick
NERFINISHED
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Sophia Carteret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | 1782-07-04 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | The Duke of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne