Sir Robert Walpole, Bt

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
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:birthName gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Houghton,_Norfolk,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Martin_at_Tours_Church,_Houghton,_Norfolk
gptkbp:child gptkb:Robert_Walpole,_2nd_Earl_of_Orford
gptkb:Horace_Walpole
gptkb:Mary_Walpole
gptkb:Edward_Walpole
gptkb:Catherine_Walpole
gptkbp:coatOfArms Arms of Walpole family
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 Sir Robert Walpole, Bt
gptkbp:knownFor longest-serving British Prime Minister
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm gptkb:George_I
gptkb:George_II
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mary_Burwell
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAchievement regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:War_of_Jenkins'_Ear
South Sea Bubble crisis
gptkbp:notableWork development of the office of Prime Minister
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryService gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Castle_Rising
Member of Parliament for King's Lynn
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_van_Loo
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:The_Earl_of_Sunderland
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:The_Earl_of_Wilmington
gptkbp:termEnd 1742
gptkbp:termLength over 20 years
gptkbp:termStart 1721
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Orford
gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Walpole_(pre-party_formation,_Tory)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7