Earl of Shelburne

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The Earl of Shelburne is a historic British peerage title most notably associated with William Petty, the 18th-century prime minister who later became Marquess of Lansdowne.

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Earl of Shelburne canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf peerage title
title in the Peerage of Ireland
associatedCountryHistorically Kingdom of Ireland
associatedWith Lansdowne family
Petty family
associatedWithOffice Prime Minister of Great Britain
country Kingdom of Great Britain
createdFor William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
heraldicTradition British heraldry
higherTitleConnected Marquess of Lansdowne
laterTitleHeldByNotableHolder Marquess of Lansdowne
linkedTitleFamily Baron Shelburne
monarchAtTimeOfNotableHolderAsPM King George III
namedAfter Shelburne, County Kerry
nobleRank earl
linked to: Earl
notableHolder John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
notableHolderBecame Prime Minister of Great Britain
notableHolderBirthName William Petty-FitzMaurice
notableHolderInvolvedIn negotiations to end the American War of Independence
notableHolderServedAs Home Secretary
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
notableSeatAssociatedThroughHolder Bowood House
linked to: Bowood
period 18th century
politicalAssociationThroughHolder Whig Party
region Ireland
titleStyle Earl
typeOfNobility hereditary peerage
usedBy British nobility
linked to: British aristocracy

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Marquess of Lansdowne subsidiaryTitle Earl of Shelburne
Lord Shelburne nobleTitle Earl of Shelburne
Petty-Fitzmaurice family notableTitleHeld Earl of Shelburne
Baron Wycombe linkedTitle Earl of Shelburne
Baron Fitzmaurice relatedTitle Earl of Shelburne
Lansdowne family hasHereditaryTitle Earl of Shelburne