Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Earl
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Privy_Council
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith Cavaliers
gptkbp:birthDate 1593-04-13
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
Lead coffin
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Wentworth,_2nd_Earl_of_Strafford
gptkbp:contribution Strengthening_royal_authority_in_Ireland
gptkbp:controversy Impeachment
gptkbp:court Member_of_the_House_of_Lords
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_English_governance
gptkbp:deathDate 1641-05-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Tower_of_London
gptkbp:descendant Wentworth family line
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Negotiator_with_Irish_nobility
gptkbp:education Law
gptkbp:era gptkb:Stuart_period
gptkbp:famousQuote 'I see all the birds are flown.'
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Thomas_Wentworth
gptkbp:hasTheme Divine right of kings.
gptkbp:historicalContext Preceding_the_English_Civil_War.
gptkbp:historicalEvent Trial for treason
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced_the_course_of_English_history.
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Symbol of royal authority.
gptkbp:historicalRole Key_figure_in_the_lead-up_to_the_Civil_War.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Execution_marked_a_turning_point_in_the_Civil_War.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
gptkbp:influenced English Civil War
gptkbp:influences gptkb:King_Charles_I
gptkbp:knownFor Political_advisor_to_King_Charles_I
gptkbp:legacy Divisive_figure_in_English_history
gptkbp:loyaltyProgram Crown
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Lord_Deputy_of_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Execution
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Royalist
gptkbp:politicalParty Parliament_vs._Crown
gptkbp:politicalPosition Support for royal prerogative.
gptkbp:politicalRole Advisor
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Anthony_van_Dyck
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_Sidney,_2nd_Earl_of_Leicester
gptkbp:relatedTo Wentworth family
gptkbp:reputation Controversial statesman
gptkbp:residence York
gptkbp:role gptkb:Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Arabella_Holles
gptkbp:strategicGoals Centralization_of_power_in_Ireland.
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Wentworth,_2nd_Earl_of_Strafford
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_of_Strafford
gptkbp:titleOfNobility Earl_of_Strafford_in_1640