Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1725-09-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Styche_Hall,_Shropshire,_England
gptkbp:causeOfDeath suicide
gptkbp:child gptkb:Edward_Clive,_1st_Earl_of_Powis
gptkbp:deathDate 1774-11-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Merchant_Taylors'_School,_London
gptkbp:employer gptkb:British_East_India_Company
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
gptkbp:knownFor establishing British control in India
gptkbp:legacy controversial figure in British and Indian history
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Shrewsbury
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Statue_of_Clive,_London
gptkb:Statue_of_Clive,_Shrewsbury
gptkbp:militaryRank Major-General
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Clive_of_India
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey
gptkb:Siege_of_Arcot
gptkb:Battle_of_Chinsurah
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Rebecca_Gaskell
Richard Clive
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Moreton_Say,_Shropshire,_England
gptkbp:signature Robert Clive signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Maskelyne
gptkbp:termEnd 1774
gptkbp:termStart 1761
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Clive
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edward_Clive,_1st_Earl_of_Powis_(1804_creation)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7