Duke of Newcastle

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The Duke of Newcastle was a powerful 18th-century British Whig statesman and long-serving prime minister who played a central role in shaping Britain’s foreign policy during the lead-up to the Seven Years’ War.

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instanceOf British Whig statesman
human
noble title
ally Henry Pelham
William Pitt the Elder
aristocraticFamily Pelham family
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England
country Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
educatedAt Westminster School
familyName Pelham-Holles
givenName Thomas
hasTitleHolder Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
linked to: Duke of Newcastle
ideology Whiggism
linked to: English Whigs
influenced British colonial policy in North America
British foreign policy in Europe
knownFor management of coalition governments
patronage and control of parliamentary boroughs
language English
memberOf Whig Party
monarchDuringTerm George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
movement Whig supremacy in 18th-century Britain
nobleTitle Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
linked to: Duke of Newcastle
notableFor influence on British foreign policy
long tenure in high office
role in diplomacy leading up to the Seven Years’ War
occupation politician
statesman
opponent Tory Party
parliamentaryGroup House of Lords
participatedIn diplomatic crisis preceding the Seven Years’ War
positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
religion Anglicanism
residence Claremont House, Surrey
Newcastle House, London
subclassOf Duke in the Peerage of England
Duke in the Peerage of Great Britain
timePeriod 18th century

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Henry Pelham sibling Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Henry Pelham succeededBy Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Duke of Newcastle hasTitleHolder Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle nobleTitle Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
subject linked to: Duke of Newcastle
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Whig Supremacy significantPrimeMinister Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle
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Whig Supremacy keyFigure Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle
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Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne createdFor Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire precededBy Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire succeededBy Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Lord Bute predecessor (prime minister) The Duke of Newcastle
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Pelham-Holles usedBy Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Pelham-Holles associatedWithNobilityTitle Duke of Newcastle
Claremont House, Surrey servedAsResidenceOf Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Pelham family hasNotableMember Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Pelham family producedPrimeMinister Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Newcastle House, London principalResident Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Newcastle House, London associatedWith Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Newcastle House, London namedAfter Duke of Newcastle
Newcastle House, London owner Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Newcastle House, London residenceOf Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle nobleTitle Duke of Newcastle
subject linked to: Thomas