Duke of Shrewsbury

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The Duke of Shrewsbury was an English nobleman and influential statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for his key role in the Glorious Revolution and service under multiple monarchs.

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Duke of Shrewsbury canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title
peerage title
associatedWithEvent Glorious Revolution
associatedWithPlace Shrewsbury
country Kingdom of England
createdFor Charles Talbot, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury
extinction 1718
hasPredecessorTitle Earl of Shrewsbury
heldBy Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
inception 1694
lastHolder Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
monarchWhoCreatedTitle Mary II of England
William III of England
notableHolder Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
notableHolderBirthPlace Covent Garden, London
notableHolderBirthYear 1660
notableHolderBurialPlace Bruton, Somerset
notableHolderDeathPlace London
linked to: London, England
notableHolderDeathYear 1718
notableHolderFamily Talbot family
notableHolderFamilyName Talbot
notableHolderFather Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury
notableHolderGivenName Charles
notableHolderKnownFor influence in early 18th-century British politics
moderate and conciliatory politics
role in securing the succession of William and Mary
notableHolderMother Anna Maria Brudenell
linked to: Anne Brudenell
notableHolderOccupation politician
statesman
notableHolderOffice Lord Chamberlain
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Treasurer of Great Britain
linked to: Lord High Treasurer

Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
notableHolderPoliticalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
notableHolderReligion Anglican (after conversion)
Roman Catholic (early life)
notableHolderRole key supporter of William III during the Glorious Revolution
notableHolderServedUnderMonarch George I of Great Britain
Mary II of England
Queen Anne
William III of England
notableHolderTitleBeforeCreation Earl of Shrewsbury
peerage Peerage of England
rank duke
style His Grace
subclassOf duke in the Peerage of England
territorialDesignation of Shrewsbury in the County of Shropshire

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Heythrop Park builtFor Duke of Shrewsbury
subject linked to: Heythrop