Sir William Berkeley, 1st Baronet

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Colonial administration
Colonial unrest
gptkbp:affiliation Royalist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Charles_I_of_England
gptkb:Colonial_Assembly
Cavaliers
gptkbp:birthDate 1605-03-28
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Berkeley
gptkbp:contribution Development of Virginia
gptkbp:culturalImpact Virginia_culture
gptkbp:deathDate 1677-07-13
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Berkeley_family
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:Native_Americans
gptkbp:economicActivity Tobacco economy
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:governance Autocratic
gptkbp:governs 1642-1652
gptkbp:historicalContext 17th century Virginia
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Controversial governor
gptkbp:historicalRole Colonial leader
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Colonial governance
Letters and records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Berkeley, 1st Baronet
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Colonial_Virginia
gptkbp:influenceOn Virginia's_legal_system
Virginia's_governance
gptkbp:knownFor Governor_of_Virginia
gptkbp:land_use Land grants
gptkbp:landOwnership Plantation owner
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Berkeley_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:marriageDate 1626
gptkbp:militaryService English Civil War
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableWork History_of_Virginia
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Royalist_Party
gptkb:Bacon's_Rebellion
gptkbp:politicalPosition Governor
Royalist cause
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Historical figure
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Francis_Wyatt
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Virginia_Colony
gptkbp:religion Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:respondsTo gptkb:Bacon's_Rebellion
gptkbp:serviceYears 1642-1652
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Berkeley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Chicheley
gptkbp:title Baronet of Stratton