Lord Peterborough

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Lord Peterborough was an English nobleman, soldier, and politician best known for his daring military leadership during the War of the Spanish Succession and his involvement in early 18th-century literary and political circles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lord Bathurst 1
Lord Peterborough canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
title of nobility ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
associatedWith Alexander Pope ⓘ
John Gay ⓘ
Jonathan Swift ⓘ
birthDate 1658-00-00 ⓘ
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
captured Barcelona ⓘ
conflict War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1735-10-25 ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
familyName Mordaunt ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
influenced contemporary views of irregular warfare in Spain ⓘ
knownFor eccentric personality and political volatility ⓘ
involvement in early 18th-century literary circles ⓘ
unconventional and audacious military tactics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf English peerage ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
monarchServed Queen Anne ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Monmouth ⓘ
Earl of Peterborough ⓘ
notableCampaign Catalonia campaign (1705–1706) ⓘ
notableFor daring military leadership during the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
placeOfBirth Parson’s Green, Fulham, London ⓘ
linked to: Parsons Green
placeOfDeath Lisbon ⓘ
politicalAlignment Whig ⓘ
linked to: Whig Party

later Tory sympathies ⓘ
positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ
Lord of the Bedchamber ⓘ
ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
member of the House of Lords ⓘ
refersTo Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough ⓘ
secretMarriage Anastasia Robinson ⓘ
serviceBranch English Army ⓘ
spouse Anastasia Robinson ⓘ
Carey Fraser ⓘ
supportedClaimant Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Scriblerus Club → hasMember → Lord Peterborough ⓘ
The Scriblerus Club → hasMember → Lord Bathurst ⓘ
linked to: Lord Peterborough