Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

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gptkbp:instanceOf Earl
gptkbp:advocatesFor Constitutional monarchy
Religious freedom
Separation of church and state
Human rights.
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Parliament_of_England
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Whig_Party
gptkb:The_Whig_Junto
The Enlightenment
The Restoration period
The philosophical movement of empiricism
The_Shaftesbury_Project
gptkbp:birthDate 1621-07-22
gptkbp:children gptkb:Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_2nd_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Charles_II_of_England
gptkbp:contributedTo The Glorious Revolution
The development of liberalism
The foundation of modern liberalism
The rise of parliamentary democracy
gptkbp:contribution Philosophy of religion
gptkbp:deathDate 1683-01-21
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_3rd_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:famousFor Advocacy for religious tolerance
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Anthony_Ashley_Cooper
gptkbp:historicalContext 17th century England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence on liberal thought
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
gptkbp:influence gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_American_Revolution
Modern political thought
The development of social contract theory
Political_reform_in_England
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Rene_Descartes
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkbp:inspiration Later political thinkers
gptkbp:involvedIn The Exclusion Crisis
gptkbp:knownFor Political philosophy
Philosophical essays
The Earl of Shaftesbury
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Shaftesbury_Society
gptkbp:nobleHouse gptkb:House_of_Cooper
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Characteristicks_of_Men,_Manners,_Opinions,_Times
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Whig
gptkbp:politicalPosition Lord Chancellor
gptkbp:politicalRole Leader of the Whigs
gptkbp:predecessor nan
gptkbp:promoted Civil liberties
gptkbp:recognizedBy Philosophical contributions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cecil_family
gptkbp:religion Anglicanism
gptkbp:role Political leader
gptkbp:signature Signature_of_Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_1st_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Frances_Cecil
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_2nd_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
gptkbp:supported gptkb:The_Bill_of_Rights_1689
gptkb:The_Act_of_Toleration_1689
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_of_Shaftesbury