Lord Walpole

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Robert_Walpole,_1st_Earl_of_Orford
gptkbp:birth_date 1676-08-26
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Houghton,_Norfolk
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Walpole,_2nd_Earl_of_Orford
gptkbp:contribution government stability
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:death_date 1745-03-18
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:Austria
gptkb:France
gptkb:Prussia
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:economic_policy mercantilism
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:faction gptkb:Whig_faction
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:head_of_state 1715-06-16
1717-04-01
gptkbp:historical_context Early 18th century Britain
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:Legacy
political patronage
legislative power
executive power
political accountability
government corruption
parliamentary sovereignty
role of Prime Minister
gptkbp:historical_significance first de facto Prime Minister
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Walpole
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:British_politics
gptkbp:influenced_by Whig leaders
gptkbp:known_for longest-serving Prime Minister
gptkbp:legacy founding modern British parliamentary system
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:South_Sea_Bubble
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:office gptkb:Minister_of_Finance
gptkbp:political_career 1701
1742
gptkbp:political_ideology liberalism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:First_Lord_of_the_Treasury
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkbp:public_art wealthy statesman
gptkbp:reputation controversial figure
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Houghton_Hall
gptkbp:spouse Catherine Shorter
gptkbp:strategy coalition building
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkbp:term_end 1742-02-02
gptkbp:term_start 1721-04-04
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron
gptkbp:title_held gptkb:Duke_of_Norfolk
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duke_of_Newcastle's_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5