Robert Stewart

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Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, was a prominent early 19th-century British statesman and foreign secretary known for his key role in defeating Napoleon and shaping the post-Napoleonic European order at the Congress of Vienna.

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instanceOf British statesman
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
nobleman
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1769-06-18
dateOfDeath 1822-08-12
educatedAt Royal School, Armagh
St John’s College, Cambridge
father Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry
fullName Robert Stewart
knownFor advocacy of the balance of power in Europe
role in forming the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon
shaping the post-Napoleonic European order
mannerOfDeath suicide by cutting his throat
monarchDuringTenure George III
George IV
mother Lady Sarah Frances Seymour
notableWork diplomatic efforts in the defeat of Napoleon
negotiations at the Congress of Vienna
role in the Act of Union 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland
opposedBy radical reformers in Britain
parliamentarySeat MP for Boroughbridge
MP for Down
MP for Orford
MP for Tregony
participatedIn Congress of Vienna
War of the Sixth Coalition diplomacy
negotiations of the Treaty of Chaumont
placeOfBirth Dublin
Kingdom of Ireland
placeOfDeath England
Loring Hall, North Cray, Kent
politicalParty Tory
portrayedIn poetry by Lord Byron
positionHeld Chief Secretary for Ireland
Leader of the House of Commons
President of the Board of Control
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
religion Anglicanism
spouse Amelia Hobart
title 2nd Marquess of Londonderry
Viscount Castlereagh

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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry name Robert Stewart
subject linked to: 2nd Marquess of Londonderry
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh fullName Robert Stewart
subject linked to: Robert Stewart