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Personal data Robert Walpole 

  • He was born on August 26, 1676 in Houghton (Norfolk) England.
  • Profession: prime minister, prime minister, verheven tot graaf van Orford, leider van de Whigs.
  • He died on March 29, 1745 in London (Middlesex) England, he was 68 years old.
  • A child of Robert Walpole and Mary Burwell

Household of Robert Walpole

He is married to Catherine Shorter.

They got married on July 30, 1700 at London (Middlesex) England, Knightsbridge Church, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Robert Walpole  1701-???? 
  2. Edward Walpole  1706-1784 


Notes about Robert Walpole


beroep: 1715 - 1717

beroep: 1721 - 1742

beroep: 1742

Timeline Robert Walpole

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert Walpole

Edward Walpole
1621-1697
Susan Crane
1630-1667
Mary Burwell
1654-1711

Robert Walpole
1676-1745

1700

Catherine Shorter
1682-1737

Robert Walpole
1701-????
Edward Walpole
1706-1784

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Historical events

Birthday August 26, 1676

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1676: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 17 » Sixteen men of Pascual de Iriate's expedition are lost at Evangelistas Islets at the western end of the Strait of Magellan.
    • June 1 » Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79).
    • June 2 » Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.
    • September 19 » Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
    • November 21 » The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.
    • December 4 » The Danish army under the command of King Christian V engages the Swedish army commanded by the Swedish king Charles XI at the Battle of Lund, to this day it is counted as the bloodiest battle in Scandinavian history and a turning point in the Scanian War.

Day of marriage July 30, 1700

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1700: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 26 » The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
    • February 27 » The island of New Britain is discovered by Europeans.
    • February 28 » Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
    • March 1 » Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian calendar on this date in 1753.

Day of death March 29, 1745

  • The temperature on March 29, 1745 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1745: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 11 » War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch–Hanoverian army.
    • June 28 » A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
    • July 26 » The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
    • August 19 » Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan: The start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as "the 45".
    • September 21 » A Hanoverian army is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
    • December 4 » Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.


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