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  Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Son of the 1st Marquess by his second marriage, was born on 2 July 1780 and educated at Edinburgh University and at Trinity College, Cambridge.
In 1809 he became Marquess of Lansdowne; and in the House of Lords and in society he continued to play an active part as one of the Whig leaders.
Lansdowne’s social influence and political moderation made him one of the most powerful Whig statesmen of the time; he was frequently consulted by Queen Victoria on matters of moment, and his long official experience made his counsel invaluable to his party.
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 Marquess of Lansdowne
The title of Marquess of Lansdowne was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 for William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, the former Prime Minister.
The courtesy title for the Lord Lansdowne's eldest son and heir alternates between Earl of Kerry and Earl of Shelburne.
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737-1805) (became Marquess of Lansdowne in 1784)
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 William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Most Honourable William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 1737–7 May 1805), also known as the Earl of Shelburne (1761–1784), was a British Whig statesman.
William Petty was a descendant of the Lords of Kerry (dating from 1181), and his grandfather Thomas Fitzmaurice, who was created Earl of Kerry (1723), married the daughter of Sir William Petty.
On the death without issue of Sir William Petty’s sons, the first Earls of Shelburne, the estates passed to his nephew John Fitzmaurice (advanced in 1753 to the earldom of Shelburne), who in 1751 took the additional name of Petty.
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 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
The great grandson of the British prime minister the Earl of Shelburne (later created 1st Marquess of Lansdowne), and the eldest son of the 4th Marquess of Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice was born in London.
The Marquess of Lansdowne departed Canada with a true appreciation of the beauty of the wilderness and an equal appreciation of the diversity of Canadian society.
The Marquess of Lansdowne was appointed Viceroy to India the same year he left Canada, finally returning to England in 1894.
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 Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE (14 January 1845 – 3 June 1927) was a British politician and Irish peer who served as Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
After studying at Eton and Oxford, he succeeded his father as 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) and 6th Earl of Kerry (in the Peerage of Ireland) at the relatively young age of 21 on 5 June 1866.
Lansdowne and the other Conservative leaders were anxious to prevent such an action by allowing the bill, distasteful as it was, to pass, but soon Lansdowne found that he could not count on many of the more reactionary peers, who planned on a last ditch resistance.
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 William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 1737–7 May 1805), also known as the Earl of Shelburne (1761–1784), was a British Whig statesman.
William Petty was a descendant of the Lords of Kerry (dating from 1181), and his grandfather, who was created Earl of Kerry (1723), married the daughter of Sir William Petty.
On the death without issue of Sir William Petty’s sons, the first Earls of Shelburne, the estates passed to his nephew (advanced in 1753 to the earldom of Shelburne), who in 1751 took the additional name of Petty.
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 FRANCOIS DE LA NOUE - LoveToKnow Article on FRANCOIS DE LA NOUE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
LANSDOWNE, WILLIAM PETTY FITZMAURICE, 1ST MARQUESS OF (173 7I 805), British statesman, better known under his earlier title of earl of Sheihurne, was born at Dublin on the 20th of May 1737.
HENRY PETTY FITzMAuRIcE, 3rd marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Soil of the 1st marquess by his second marriage, was born on the 2nd of July 1780 and educated at Edinburgh University and at Trinity College, Cambridge.
In 5809 he became marquess of Lansdowne; and in the House of Lords and in society he continued to play an active part as one of the Whig leaders.
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 Bowood House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The 2nd Earl, Prime Minister from 1782 to 1783, was created Marquess of Lansdowne for negotiating peace with America after the War of Independence.
He furnished Bowood and his London home, Lansdowne House, with superb collections of paintings and classical sculpture, and commissioned Robert Adam to decorate the grander rooms in Bowood and to add a magnificent orangery, as well as a small menagerie for wild animals where a leopard and an orangutan were kept in the 18th century.
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburn and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, (1737–1803)
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 William Petty Fitzmaurice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (May 20, 1737 - May 7, 1805), British statesman, better known under his earlier title of Earl of Shelburne, was born at Dublin.
He was a descendant of the lords of Kerry (dating from 1181), and his grandfather Thomas Fitzmaurice, who was created earl of Kerry (1723), married the daughter of Sir William Petty.
On the death without issue of Sir Williarn Petty's sons, the first earls of Shelburne, the estates passed to his nephew John Fitzmaurice (advanced in 1753 to the earldom of Shelburne), who in 1751 took the additional name of Petty.
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 Bowood House & Garden
Henry, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780–1863) was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the tender age of 25.
Henry Charles, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (1816–1866), second son of the 3rd Marquess, was an MP for 20 years and Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1856 to 1858.
Henry William Edmund, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne (1872–1936), eldest son of the 5th Marquess, was keenly interested in the history of the family and the estate and wrote numerous books and papers on subjects relating to the Bowood archives.
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 List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present)
Afterwards 1st Earl of Somerset and Marquess of Dorset.
312 (inv 1543) William (Parr) Marquess of Northampton.
803 (inv 1894) Gavin (Campbell), 1st Marquess of Breadalbane.
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 William Petty, Lord Shelburne Papers
William Petty, earl Shelburne was born into an ancient Anglo-Irish family.
Papers of William Petty, 2nd earl of Shelburne, 2nd baron Wycombe, 1st marquess of Lansdowne, British statesman.
Sir James Lacaita (1813-1895), private secretary to the 3d marquess of Lansdowne from 1857 to 1863 at the family estate, Bowood, at Wiltshire, compiled an autograph collection primarily of material from Shelburne's papers, 625 items, 1692-1885; this is also part of the collection at the Clements Library.
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 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century.
George William Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of WinchilseaLord Winchilsea accused the Duke of having "treacherously plotted the destruction of the Protestant constitution".
William Vesey Fitzgerald, 1st Baron FitzgeraldWilliam Vesey Fitzgerald/ succeeds Grant as President of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of the Navy.
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 SCTP bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, known as 2nd Earl of Shelburne before 1784, (20 May 1737-7th May 1805), British statesman, was born at Dublin.
William Jayne (October 8, 1826 - March 20, 1916) was a Delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives.
William Morgan was a resident of Batavia, New York, whose disappearance in 1826 sparked a powerful anti-Freemason movement in the United States.
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 William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne explained   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 1737 - 7 May 1805), also known as the Earl of Shelburne (1761–1784), was a British statesman.
Being thus brought into near communication with Lord Bute, he was in 1761 employed by that nobleman to negotiate for the support of Lord Holland.
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 Secretary of State for War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington 1882 - 1885
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner 1918 - 1919
Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham 1931 - 1935
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 Encyclopedia: British and Irish History: Biographies
Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of and 1st marquess of
Douglas, William, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar
Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of
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 Trinity College, Cambridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester (1656-1722) Whig statesman
Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham 1781-1851 lawyer, Lord Chancellor 1846-1850
Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby 1797-1863 Politician
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 Marquess - Marquess - definition of Marquess in Encyclopedia
Henry William Monatagu Paulet, 16th Marquess of Winchester was the son of the 14th Winchester, between the trustees and the 16th Marquess over the
A woman with the rank of marquess, or the wife of a marquess, is a marchioness.
A Marquess is a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe and Japan.
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 thePeerage.com - General Sir William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne and others
She married General Sir William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, son of John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne and Mary FitzMaurice, on 19 July 1779 St.
He was the son of General Sir William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne and Lady Sophia Carteret.
She married Sir Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, son of General Sir William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne and Lady Louisa FitzPatrick, on 30 March 1808 Melbury, England.
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 HENRY PETTY FITZMAURICE - Online Information article about HENRY PETTY FITZMAURICE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Lansdowne (178o-1863), son of the 1st marquess by his second See also:
In 1809 he became marquess of Lansdowne; and in the House of Lords and in society he continued to See also:
Ilchester, and was succeeded by his son Henry, the 4th marquess (1816-1866).
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 NPG D15788; William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
NPG D15788; William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), Prime Minister and patron of the arts.
NPG 43: William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne) (after)
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 Bowood House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Bowood House, near Calne in Wiltshire, is the stately home of the Lansdowne family and has been the residence of:
The 'big house' was demolished in 1955 for reasons of economy, however the remaining house is still large and the front 'wing' is open to the public with rooms, paintings and scultpure on display.
One of the rooms was the laboratory of Joseph Priestley who discovered oxygen there on August 1st, 1774.
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 Engineering Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (March 27, 1782 - July 10, 1782)
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (July 11, 1794 - July 30, 1801)
Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (August 30, 1839 - August 30, 1841)
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 Lord William Pitt Lennox ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
William Walker, Dromana, the Seat of Lord Grandison, on the River Blackwater, 18th century
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 Marquess of Lansdowne -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The title of Marquess of Lansdowne was created in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of Great Britain) Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 for (Click link for more info and facts about William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne) William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, the former Prime Minister.
The (Click link for more info and facts about courtesy title) courtesy title for the Lord Lansdowne's eldest son and heir alternates between Earl of Kerry and Earl of Shelburne.
Charles Maurice Petty-FitzMaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne (b.
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 Bowood House - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Bowood House, near Calne in Wiltshire, England, is the stately home of the Lansdowne family and has been the residence of:
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, (1737-1803)
However the remaining house is still large, and the front 'wing' is open to the public with rooms, paintings and scultpure on display.
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