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Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. (1676-1745), Prime Minister. Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 27 portraits. In all but name, Robert Walpole was Britain’s first Prime Minister between 1721 and 1742. A Whig statesman, he came to power in the wake of the ‘South Sea Bubble’. This was a financial crash based on ...
Print, copper etching, Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (1701-1751) (after Rosalba Carriera) by William Camden Edwards (1777-1855). The Right Hon Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, ob 1751. From a drawing inc rayons by Rosalba. Etched by W.C. Edwards.
Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford, (born Aug. 26, 1676, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Eng.—died March 18, 1745, London), English statesman generally regarded as the first British prime minister. Elected to the House of Commons in 1701, he became an active Whig parliamentarian. He served as secretary at war (1708–10) and as treasurer of the navy ...
18 de ago. de 2023 · Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
8 de jun. de 2018 · Walpole, Sir Robert, 1st earl of Orford (1676–1745). Traditionally known as Britain 's first prime minister. From a Norfolk gentry family, Walpole was the Whig MP for Castle Rising (1701–2) and King's Lynn (1702–12, 1713–42). His first posts were as secretary at war (1708) and treasurer of the navy (1710). His part in the administration ...
Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford, KB, was a British peer and politician, styled Lord Walpole from 1723 to 1745. Gentleman of the Bedchamber was a title in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century, later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
