Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Horace_Walpole,_4th_Earl_of_Orford
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:writer
politician
gptkbp:birthDate 1717-09-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:burialPlace St Martin's Church, Tours, France
gptkbp:deathDate 1797-03-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:King's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:father gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:genre correspondence
history
Gothic novel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
gptkbp:knownFor originating the Gothic novel
Strawberry Hill Gothic architecture
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:British_House_of_Commons
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Catherine_Shorter
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Castle_of_Otranto
gptkb:Anecdotes_of_Painting_in_England
Letters
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_Walpole,_3rd_Earl_of_Orford
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Strawberry_Hill_House
gptkbp:sexualOrientation homosexual (historically speculated)
gptkbp:signature Horace Walpole signature.svg
gptkbp:successor Horatio Walpole, 5th Earl of Orford
gptkbp:termEnd 1768
gptkbp:termStart 1741
gptkbp:title gptkb:4th_Earl_of_Orford
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Walpole,_3rd_Earl_of_Orford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7