Lord Rochford

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Lord Rochford was an 18th-century British statesman and diplomat who served in several high-ranking government and ambassadorial roles under King George III.

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instanceOf British statesman ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
peer of Great Britain ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 4th Earl of Rochford ⓘ
William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford ⓘ
aristocraticTitleStart 1738 ⓘ
associatedWith British Whig politics ⓘ
birthDate 1717-09-28 ⓘ
birthPlace England ⓘ
burialPlace St Osyth, Essex, England ⓘ
linked to: St Osyth
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1781-09-28 ⓘ
deathPlace St Osyth, Essex, England ⓘ
linked to: St Osyth
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
employer British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
familyName Nassau de Zuylestein ⓘ
father Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein, 3rd Earl of Rochford ⓘ
fieldOfWork diplomacy ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ
genre politics ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
monarchServed George II of Great Britain ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
mother Bessy Savage ⓘ
nobleFamily Nassau de Zuylestein family ⓘ
linked to: House of Nassau
nobleTitle Baron of Zuylestein ⓘ
Earl of Rochford ⓘ
notableWork diplomatic service during the Falklands Crisis of 1770 ⓘ
role in British foreign policy in the early reign of George III ⓘ
parliamentaryHouse House of Lords of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: House of Lords
period 18th century ⓘ
positionHeld British ambassador to France ⓘ
British ambassador to Spain ⓘ
British envoy to the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
First Lord of Trade ⓘ
Groom of the Stole ⓘ
Lord of the Bedchamber ⓘ
Member of the Privy Council of Great Britain ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Northern Department ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
spouse Lucy Younge ⓘ

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