1st Marquess of Rockingham

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf noble title
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:British_aristocracy
Parliament of Great Britain
Seven Years' War
historical significance
social change
land ownership
nobility
political philosophy
economic policy
political legacy
political reform
constitutional monarchy
Whig government
British_history
British_politics
gptkbp:birthDate 1730-05-13
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Rockingham
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:deathDate 1782-07-01
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Watson-Wentworth_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth
gptkbp:honorificPrefix PC
The Most Honorable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Marquess of Rockingham
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Edmund_Burke
gptkbp:knownFor Opposition_to_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Reform_of_the_British_government
gptkbp:office gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords
gptkbp:politicalRole 1750
1782
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Earl_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Watson-Wentworth_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Rockingham_Castle
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Watson-Wentworth
gptkbp:successor gptkb:2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:termEnd 1766-07-30
gptkbp:termStart 1765-07-13
gptkbp:title gptkb:Marquess_of_Rockingham