Sir Robert Walpole, 96th Baronet

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Robert_Walpole,_49th_Baronet
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:birth_date 1676-08-26
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Houghton,_Norfolk
gptkbp:children Robert Walpole, 97th Baronet
gptkbp:death_date 1745-03-18
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Robert_Walpole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Robert Walpole, 96th Baronet
gptkbp:image gptkb:Portrait_of_Sir_Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Sir_Robert_Walpole,_1st_Baronet
gptkbp:known_for being the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_South_Sea_Bubble
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:office gptkb:First_Lord_of_the_Treasury
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:political_position 1701
1742
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Townshend
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Walpole_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Houghton_Hall
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:The_Treaty_of_Utrecht
gptkb:The_War_of_the_Austrian_Succession
gptkb:The_Jacobite_Rebellion
The establishment of the British Museum
The establishment of the Royal Academy of Arts
The expansion of the British Empire
The establishment of the Bank of England
The establishment of the Cabinet system
The promotion of trade and commerce
The promotion of education
The support of the arts and sciences
The promotion of civil liberties
The management of public finances
The development of the British legal system
The development of the British economy
The establishment of the British education system
The establishment of the British trade routes
The establishment of the British welfare system
The handling of foreign relations
The introduction of the Excise Bill
The management of the British Navy
The management of the British foreign policy
The management of the British infrastructure
The management of the British taxation system
The promotion of British agriculture
The promotion of British innovation
The promotion of the British culture and identity
The support of the American colonies
The support of the British arts and literature
The support of the British industry
The support of the British military
The support of the Church of England
The establishment of the British Parliament as a powerful institution
The establishment of the modern parliamentary system
The management of the British economy during the early 18th century
gptkbp:spouse Catherine Shorter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkbp:term_end 1742-02-02
gptkbp:term_start 1721-04-04
gptkbp:title gptkb:Monarch