2nd Earl Amherst

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf noble title
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:British_aristocracy
gptkb:British_nobility
19th-century British politics
British_military_history
British_colonial_governance
British_colonial_history
British_colonial_administration
British_colonial_expansion
British_military_leadership
British_colonial_officials
British_military_campaigns
British_governance_in_India
British_military_officers
British_military_history_in_India
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1773-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Beddington
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Amherst,_3rd_Earl_Amherst
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1821-01-01
gptkbp:deathDate 1857-09-01
gptkbp:descendant Amherst_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Amherst
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Earl Amherst
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:influence British_military_strategy
British_colonial_policy
Colonial_administration_in_India
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
Second Anglo-Sikh War
First Anglo-Burmese War
gptkbp:is_known_for Military_leadership_in_India
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Amherst_College
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nobleFamily Earl
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Jeffrey_Amherst,_1st_Baron_Amherst
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:1st_Earl_Amherst
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Lord_Jeffrey_Amherst
Amherst_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Amherst_House,_Kent
gptkbp:serviceYears 1800-1857
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Sarah_Amherst
gptkbp:successor gptkb:3rd_Earl_Amherst
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_Amherst