Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford,, known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British politician who is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
The Kingdom of Great Britain, officially called Great Britain, was a sovereign state in western Europe from 1 May 1707 to 1 January 1801. The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in 1706, ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united the kingdoms of England and Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands, with the exception of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The unitary state was governed by a single parliament and government that was based in Westminster. The former kingdoms had been in personal union since James VI of Scotland became King of England and King of Ireland in 1603 following the death of Elizabeth I, bringing about the "Union of the Crowns". Since its inception, the kingdom was in legislative and personal union with the Kingdom of Ireland. Following the accession of George I to the throne of Great Britain in 1714, the kingdom was in a personal union with the Electorate of Hanover.
The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in southeastern Quebec, Canada, situated between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line —the geologic boundary between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Appalachian Mountains.
Baron Walpole, of Walpole in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Earl of Orford is a title that has been created three times.
Horatio is a male given name, derived from the Latin name (nomen) Horatius, from the Roman gens (clan) Horatia. Horatio may refer to:
Lambton—Kent was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Kent, Lambton East and Lambton West ridings.
The Earl of Orford is a title that has been created thrice in British history. The first Earl may refer to:
Horatio Walpole may refer to:
Wolterton Hall, is a large country house in the ecclesiastical parish of Wickmere with Wolterton and the civil parish of Wickmere in the English county of Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. The present hall was commissioned by the 1st Lord Walpole of Wolterton and completed in 1742, it was designed by the architect Thomas Ripley who was a protégé of Lord Walpole and his brother Sir Robert Walpole.
Frederick Keppel was a Church of England clergyman, Bishop of Exeter.
Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford, KB, was a British peer and politician, styled Lord Walpole from 1723 to 1745.
Catherine, Lady Walpole was the first wife of the British prime minister Robert Walpole from 30 July 1700 until her death in Chelsea in 1737.
Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford was a British Whig politician.
George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford was a British administrator, politician, and peer.
Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford, styled The Honourable Horatio Walpole between 1757 and 1806 and Lord Walpole between 1806 and 1809, was a British peer and politician.
Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford DL, styled Lord Walpole between 1809 and 1822, was a British peer and politician.
Houghton is a small village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) and had a population of 69 in 36 households at the 2001 census. At the 2011 Census the population of the village still fell less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of West Rudham. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is the location of Houghton Hall, a large country house built by Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Margaret Rolle, 15th Baroness Clintonsuo jure, was a wealthy aristocratic Devonshire heiress, known both for eccentricity and her extramarital affairs.
Mannington Hall is a moated medieval country house in the civil parish of Itteringham near the village of the same name and is in the English county of Norfolk within the United Kingdom. The first manor house built on this site was constructed in the 15th century. Having been owned by the Walpole family since the 18th century, it is now the seat of Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole.
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