Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Walpole,_1st_Earl_of_Orford
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:King's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate 1676-08-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Houghton,_Norfolk,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Martin's_Church,_Houghton,_Norfolk
gptkbp:child gptkb:Robert_Walpole,_2nd_Earl_of_Orford
gptkb:Horace_Walpole
gptkb:Edward_Walpole
gptkbp:deathDate 1745-03-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Robert_Walpole_(senior)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
gptkbp:knownFor longest-serving British Prime Minister
establishing the office of Prime Minister
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Privy_Council_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm gptkb:George_I
gptkb:George_II
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mary_Burwell
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Castle_Rising
gptkb:King's_Lynn
gptkbp:party gptkb:Whig
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_van_Loo
gptkb:Godfrey_Kneller
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_Stanhope
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Houghton_Hall
gptkbp:signature Robert Walpole Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Shorter
gptkb:Maria_Skerrett
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Earl_of_Wilmington
gptkbp:termEnd 1742
gptkbp:termStart 1721
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Orford
Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Orford
gptkb:Robert_Walpole,_2nd_Earl_of_Orford
gptkb:Robert_Walpole_(senior)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6