Le sucedió su hijo Charles Watson-Wentworth, II marqués de Rockingham, primer ministro de Gran Bretaña en la época georgiana. Todo los títulos de familia se extinguieron en 1782 por su fallecimiento, los dominios ancestrales , incluyendo Wentworth Woodhouse en Yorkshire , pasaron al sobrino, William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, IV conde Fitzwilliam , [ 3 ] entonces sus descendientes hasta 1979.
25 de feb. de 2015 · Charles Watson-Wentworth, second Marquess of Rockingham, emerged as one of the leading opposition figures during George III’s reign but also managed to head two short administrations himself. He was born in May 1730 at the family seat of Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham. His father, Thomas, had served as an MP, siding with the court Whigs ...
9 de may. de 2018 · Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd marquis of (1730–82). An often underrated politician, Rockingham contributed significantly to the emergence of a distinct Whig ideology. Although his two periods as prime minister (1765–6 and 1782) were brief and unhappy, Rockingham achieved a great deal as a party leader, despite a profound ...
2d Marquess of Rockingham. The English statesman Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730-1782), as prime minister and leader of the Whig opposition, advocated leniency toward the American colonies. Charles Watson-Wentworth was born on May 13, 1730. He was educated at Westminster School and at Cambridge.
1 de may. de 2019 · Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (copy after an original of 1766–1768)
Charles Watson-Wentworth (1730. május 13. – 1782. július 1.), Rockingham második őrgrófja, a Térdszalagrend lovagja, királyi titkos tanácsos, whig párti brit politikus, miniszterelnök. Élete során mindössze két hivatalt töltött be (a másik a Lordok Háza elnöksége volt), de másfél éves vezetése során nagy befolyással rendelkezett.
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