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Hace 5 días · Spencer Compton, now earl of Wilmington, became the new first lord of the treasury and nominal head of the government. Fourteen former members of Walpole’s administration retained their posts, including Henry Pelham and his older brother, Thomas Pelham-Holles, duke of Newcastle.
Hace 3 días · George I died in June 1727 and was buried in Hanover. He was succeeded by his eldest son, who became George II. Initially the new king planned to dismiss Walpole and appoint his personal favourite, Spencer Compton, in his place.
Hace 5 días · Extravagant spending by the 8th Earl, Spencer Compton, became ruinous after a contested election in 1768. He left England for good in 1774, took up voluntary exile in Switzerland, and put his affairs in the hands of trustees, led by his banker and brother-in-law, Henry Drummond ( c . 1730–95).
Hace 4 días · The War of the Austrian Succession [f] was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War in North America, the War of Jenkins' Ear, the First Carnatic War, and the First and Second Silesian Wars .
Hace 6 días · Blandford, Marquess of see Spencer Churchill Blomfield, Charles James, Bishop of London (1828-56), Blunt, John Elijah, Bompas, Henry Mason, Bonham Carter, John, Booth, James, Bosanquet, John Bernard (ktd. 2 Feb. 1830), Bourke, Richard Southwell, styled Lord Naas 1849-67 (succ. as 6th Earl of Mayo 12 Aug. 1867), Bourne see Sturges Bourne
Hace 3 días · Geography & Travel Countries of the World. Sovereigns of Britain. in United Kingdom. Also known as: Britain, Great Britain, U.K., United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Written by. Margaret Hastings. Professor of History, Douglass College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1960–75.
Hace 4 días · Royal warrant dated St. James's to Spencer Compton to pay 30l. per an. pension to Cornelius de la Motte, son of Daniel de la Motte merchant and citizen of Rotterdam, for good service done to this kingdom and the common cause by said Daniel in detecting the treacherous correspondence of William Gregg who has since been executed for ...
