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William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne: Present holder: Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne: Heir apparent: Simon Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry: Remainder to: 1st Marquess' heirs male of the body lawfully begotten: Subsidiary titles: Earl of Kerry Earl of Shelburne Earl of Wycombe Viscount Clanmaurice ...
William Petty, 2 nd Earl of Shelburne (1737-1805) . William was a soldier and Whig politician. He was Prime Minister from 1782-83 and created 1 st Marquess of Lansdowne in 1784. William created the 1 st Marquess of Lansdowne for negotiating peace with America at
In 1858 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, one of Petty's descendants, erected a memorial and likeness of Petty in Romsey Abbey. The text on it reads: "A true patriot and a sound philosopher who, by his powerful intellect, his scientific works and indefatigable industry, became a benefactor to his family and an ...
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805; known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history), was an Anglo-Irish Whig statesman who was the first home secretary in 1782 and then prime minister in 1782-83 during the final months of the ...
9 de may. de 2024 · William Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st marquess of Lansdowne (born May 13, 1737, Dublin—died May 7, 1805, London) was a British statesman and prime minister (July 1782 to April 1783) during the reign of George III. The son of John Fitzmaurice, who took the additional name of Petty on succeeding to the Irish estates of his uncle and who was ...
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8 de feb. de 2021 · William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (who became the 1st Marquess of Lansdowne in 1784) commissioned Capability Brown to design the 1,000-acre park in 1762 for a fee of 30 guineas – roughly £5,500 today. The undulating landscape is dotted with perfectly positioned oak and beech trees and a 700-species-strong arboretum.
First Marquis of Landsdowne and second Earl of Shelburne. Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 30 July 1766-20 Oct 1768 (resigned post). Later appointed Home Secretary, Mar-July 1782, and Prime Minister, July 1782-Apr 1783.
