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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 ...
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- Edward Pearce
18 de ago. de 2023 · Walpole was born in Houghton, Norfolk, on 26 August 1676, to landowner and Whig MP father, Robert Walpole, and mother, Mary Burwell. He was one of 19 siblings. Eton educated, Walpole studied at King’s College, Cambridge, but never graduated, as the death of his eldest brother Edward in 1698 required his return to Norfolk to learn how to administer his father’s estate.
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Walpole has received more than 2,629,958 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019) . Robert Walpole is the 8th most popular public worker (down from 7th in 2019) , the 376th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 381st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Public Worker .
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (August 26, 1676 – March 18, 1745) was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. This position had no official recognition in law, but Walpole is nevertheless acknowledged as having held the de facto office due to the extent of his influence in the Cabinet.
Robert Walpole, 1. Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (* 26. August 1676 in Houghton, Norfolk; † 18. März 1745 in London) war ab 1721 faktisch, ab 1730 auch formell erster Premierminister Großbritanniens, bis zu seinem Rücktritt im Februar 1742. Walpole, der Mitglied der Whigpartei war, diente während der Regierungszeit der Könige Georg I. und ...
Robert Walpole, a British statesman and the first Prime Minister of Great Britain, was born on August 26, 1676, to Robert Walpole and Mary Burwell in Houghton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. He was the third son and fifth child of his parent’s 19 children. His father was a Whig politician and represented the Borough of Castle Rising in the House of ...
