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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 ...
Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, KB, PC (I) (13 November, 1693 – 14 December, 1750) was a British peer and Whig politician. Watson-Wentworth was the only son and heir of Hon. Thomas Watson (later Watson-Wentworth, the third son of Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham ) and his wife, Alice, a daughter of Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet .
131 more. Thomas Watson-Wentworth (1693–1750), 1st Marquess of Rockingham, Politician by Jonathan Richardson the elder (1667–1745), from St John's College, University of Cambridge.
13 de ago. de 2020 · Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquess of Rockingham, was First Lord of the Treasury twice but spent most of his political career in opposition. He found it hard to maintain royal favour, an essential ...
28 de abr. de 2022 · Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, KG, PC (13 May 1730 – 1 July 1782), styled The Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1733, Viscount Higham between 1733 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750 and The Earl Malton in 1750, was a British Whig statesman, most notable for his two terms as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Marquess of Rockingham, in the County of Northampton, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1746 for Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Earl of Malton. The Watson family descended from Lewis Watson, Member of Parliament for Lincoln. He was created a Baronet, of Rockingham Castle i
Thomas [Watson-Wentworth], 1st Baron Malton later 1st Earl of Malton later 1st Marquess of Rockingham, KB PC only son and heir of Hon Thomas Watson later Watson-Wentworth, of Malton and Wentworth Woodhouse, co. York (by his wife Alice Proby, dau. of Sir Thomas Proby, Bt., of Elton Hall, co. Huntingdon), 3rd son of Edward [Watson], 2nd Baron Rockingham
