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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