George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

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George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, was a prominent 17th-century English statesman, political thinker, and courtier known for his influential role in Restoration and Glorious Revolution politics.

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instanceOf English statesman
courtier
member of the Privy Council of England
peer of England
political philosopher
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
child William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1633
dateOfDeath 1695
education educated at home
familyName Savile
father Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet
linked to: Sir William Savile
givenName George
knownFor advocacy of constitutional monarchy
moderate stance between political extremes
role in the Exclusion Crisis debates
role in the Glorious Revolution settlement of 1688–1689
language English
memberOf House of Commons of England
House of Lords
monarchServed Charles II of England
James II of England
Mary II of England
William III of England
mother Anne Coventry
movement Glorious Revolution politics
Restoration politics
nobleTitle 1st Marquess of Halifax
Baron Savile of Eland
linked to: Baron Savile

Earl of Halifax
Viscount Halifax
notableWork Advice to a Daughter
Maxims of State
The Character of a Trimmer
participatedIn Exclusion Crisis
Glorious Revolution
placeOfBirth Thornhill, Yorkshire
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignment Trimmer (moderate between Whigs and Tories)
Whig (early association)
linked to: British Whig Party
positionHeld Lord Justice of England
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Member of Parliament for Pontefract
Speaker of the House of Lords
spouse Lady Dorothy Spencer
styleOfAddress The Marquess of Halifax

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Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire officeHeldBy George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax heldTitle 1st Earl of Halifax (first creation)
subject linked to: Earl of Halifax
linked to: George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Earl of Halifax notableOfficeHolders George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax nobleTitle 1st Marquess of Halifax
linked to: George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Oxford Parliament of 1681 significantPerson George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax