Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
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Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, was an influential early 18th-century British soldier and Whig politician renowned for his military service in the War of the Spanish Succession and for developing the celebrated landscape gardens at Stowe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham canonical | 4 |
| 1st Viscount Cobham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham Context triple: [Stowe House, associatedWith, Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham]
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Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, was a British aristocrat and politician who served as Governor-General of New Zealand in the mid-20th century.
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Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton, was a prominent British Conservative politician and peer who held several high offices of state in the early to mid-20th century.
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2nd Baron Chelmsford
The 2nd Baron Chelmsford was a British peer of the 19th century, known primarily as the son and successor of the first Baron Chelmsford in the United Kingdom’s hereditary nobility.
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Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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Sir Neville Lyttelton
Sir Neville Lyttelton was a senior British Army officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who rose to the highest professional ranks, including leadership of the army at home and service in major imperial campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham Target entity description: Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, was an influential early 18th-century British soldier and Whig politician renowned for his military service in the War of the Spanish Succession and for developing the celebrated landscape gardens at Stowe.
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Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, was a British aristocrat and politician who served as Governor-General of New Zealand in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton, was a prominent British Conservative politician and peer who held several high offices of state in the early to mid-20th century.
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2nd Baron Chelmsford
The 2nd Baron Chelmsford was a British peer of the 19th century, known primarily as the son and successor of the first Baron Chelmsford in the United Kingdom’s hereditary nobility.
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Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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E.
Sir Neville Lyttelton
Sir Neville Lyttelton was a senior British Army officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who rose to the highest professional ranks, including leadership of the army at home and service in major imperial campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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British politician ⓘ Viscount in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ Whig politician ⓘ peer ⓘ |
| architecturalPatronage | development of Stowe House and its gardens ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1675-10-24 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Stowe, Buckinghamshire ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of the Austrian Succession
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War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdPeerageTitle |
Viscount Cobham
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surface form:
Viscount Cobham in the Peerage of Great Britain
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| deathDate | 1749-09-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Eton College ⓘ |
| familyName | Temple ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1st Viscount Cobham
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| memberOf | Whig Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Cobham
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Viscount Cobham ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | promotion to field marshal in 1742 ⓘ |
| notableFor | patronage of young Whig politicians known as Cobham’s Cubs ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the landscape gardens at Stowe ⓘ |
| parent |
Sir Richard Temple
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surface form:
Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet
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| politicalAlignment | opponent of Sir Robert Walpole ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Colonel of the 10th Dragoons
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Colonel of the 13th Foot ⓘ Colonel of the 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards ⓘ Colonel of the 4th Troop of Horse Guards ⓘ Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards ⓘ Constable of Windsor Castle ⓘ Governor of Jersey ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire ⓘ Member of Parliament for Buckingham ⓘ Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire ⓘ |
| relative |
George Grenville
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Hester Grenville, Countess of Chatham ⓘ
surface form:
Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple
William Pitt the Elder ⓘ |
| residence | Stowe House ⓘ |
| sibling | Hester Temple ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Charles Bridgeman
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John Vanbrugh ⓘ William Kent ⓘ |
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Subject: Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham Description of subject: Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, was an influential early 18th-century British soldier and Whig politician renowned for his military service in the War of the Spanish Succession and for developing the celebrated landscape gardens at Stowe.
Referenced by (5)
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