Robert Walpole (1st Earl of Orford)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Walpole_(1st_Earl_of_Orford)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

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:Horace_Walpole gptkb:Charlotte_Walpole gptkb:Mary_Walpole gptkb:Edward_Walpole gptkb:Catherine_Walpole Robert Walpole (2nd Earl of Orford)
gptkbp:deathDate	1745-03-18
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Robert_Walpole_(senior)
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Robert Walpole (1st Earl of Orford)
gptkbp:knownFor	longest-serving British Prime Minister
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter gptkb:Privy_Council_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm	gptkb:George_I gptkb:George_II
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Mary_Burwell
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Walpole_ministry South Sea Bubble crisis management
gptkbp:notableFor	first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain
gptkbp:notableWork	development of the office of Prime Minister
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:Charles_Townshend,_2nd_Viscount_Townshend
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:10_Downing_Street 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 gptkb:Baron_Walpole_of_Houghton gptkb:Viscount_Walpole gptkb:Knight_of_the_Garter
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Edward_Walpole_(the_younger)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7