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26 de ene. de 2022 · Robert Walpole was born in 1676, the son of a Norfolk landowner. He attended Eton College and then Cambridge University, where he studied law. After university, Walpole entered politics and quickly rose through the ranks. In 1701, he was elected to Parliament as a representative for Castle Rising. Walpole’s political career was marked by ...
Sir Robert was very worried that the King might think he was no longer powerful enough to remain First Minister, since the defeats on the South Sea affair had occurred so soon after the excise controversy. Hervey, Memoirs, 1, 197. The clearest description of this episode is found in Plumb, Sir Robert Walpole, 11, 275–9.
Robert Walpole, 1ᵉʳ conde d'Oxford, (Houghton, 1676 - † Londres, 1745) foi un destacáu políticu inglés, consideráu como'l primera primer ministru del Reinu Xuníu de la Gran Bretaña. Ocupó'l poder mientres casi 21 años, dende 1721 hasta 1742 .
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 ...
On 26th August 1676 Sir Robert Walpole was born, a man who would become not only Britain’s first Prime Minister, but also the longest serving Prime Minister in British history. Walpole was born in Houghton, Norfolk, the son of Robert Walpole senior, a Whig politician who served in the House of Commons, and his wife, Mary Walpole, a member of ...
Walpole mejoró su posición en el partido por su vinculación con el marido de la reina Ana I y con el favorito de ésta, el duque de Marlborough. Ocupó puestos como los de secretario de la Guerra ( 1708 - 1710 ) y tesorero de la Marina (1710-1712), pero cayó del gobierno en 1712 por la reacción de los tories (conservadores), que le encerraron en la Torre de Londres bajo acusaciones falsas ...
21 de nov. de 2023 · Robert Walpole is generally considered to have been the first prime minister of Great Britain. He lived from 1676 to 1745, during which time he was influential in the British Parliament.
