3rd Marquess of Rockingham

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:George_III
gptkb:Lord_North
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:birth_date 1730-05-13
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Rockingham
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth
gptkbp:coat_of_arms gptkb:Watson-Wentworth_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:created 1746-05-25
gptkbp:death_date 1782-07-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:election_year 1754
gptkbp:historical_significance First Prime Minister to resign due to loss of support
gptkbp:honorific_prefix The Most Honorable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 3rd Marquess of Rockingham
gptkbp:legacy Influence on British politics
gptkbp:name gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:office gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:political_career Member of Parliament for Malton
gptkbp:political_impact Whig leadership
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Mary_Watson-Wentworth,_3rd_Marchioness_of_Rockingham
gptkb:William_Watson-Wentworth,_5th_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_4th_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkb:British_government
gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkb:Watson-Wentworth_family
gptkb:Rockingham_family
gptkb:Parliament_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:nobility
British history
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Rockingham_Castle
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Watson-Wentworth
gptkbp:successor gptkb:4th_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:term_end 1766-07-30
gptkbp:term_start 1765-07-13
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkbp:year_of_resignation 1765
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_3rd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkb:2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6