Robert Walpole
(1676-1745)
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1721 to 1742
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Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman and Whig politician who, as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader of the House of Commons, is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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26 August 1676 Houghton, Norfolk, England
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| Died |
18 March 1745 (aged 68) St James's, Middlesex, Great Britain
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford 2nd child with Catherine Walpole Male b. 1701 d. 31 Mar 1751 Age: 49 (at death) 1701-1751 British peer and politician -
Edward Walpole 5th child with Catherine Walpole Male b. 1706 d. 12 Jan 1784 Age: 77 (at death) 1706-1784 British politician -
Horace Walpole 6th child with Catherine Walpole Male b. 24 Sep 1717 d. 2 Mar 1797 Age: 79 (at death) 1717-1797 English writer and politician
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George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford · Grandson · 1730-1791 · British administrator, politician and peer -
Elizabeth Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave · Great-granddaughter · 1760-1816 · British noblewoman, courtier and society beauty -
Princess Sophia of Gloucester · Great-granddaughter · 1773-1844 · British princess; granddaughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales -
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh · Great-grandson · 1776-1834 · British Prince
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George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford · Grandson · 1730-1791 · British administrator, politician and peer
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Elizabeth Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave · Great-granddaughter · 1760-1816 · British noblewoman, courtier and society beauty
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Princess Sophia of Gloucester · Great-granddaughter · 1773-1844 · British princess; granddaughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales
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Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh · Great-grandson · 1776-1834 · British Prince
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