Palmerston ministry

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The Palmerston ministry was the British government led by Prime Minister Lord Palmerston in the mid-19th century, noted for its assertive foreign policy and broad coalition support.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century government ⓘ
British government ⓘ
cabinet ⓘ
chamberOfLegislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
coalitionSupport Liberal Conservatives ⓘ
Peelites ⓘ
Radicals ⓘ
Whigs ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endYear 1858 ⓘ
foreignPolicyCharacteristic gunboat diplomacy ⓘ
interventionism ⓘ
governmentForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
headedBy Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston ⓘ
linked to: Lord Palmerston

Lord Palmerston ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
historicalRegion Victorian Britain ⓘ
linked to: Victorian era
involvedInConflict Crimean War ⓘ
Second Opium War ⓘ
involvedInEvent Arrow incident ⓘ
Orsini affair ⓘ
keyIssue foreign policy ⓘ
imperial interests ⓘ
national security ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
legislatureStatus coalition government ⓘ
meetsAt 10 Downing Street ⓘ
monarchDuringGovernment Queen Victoria ⓘ
namedAfter Lord Palmerston ⓘ
notableFor assertive foreign policy ⓘ
broad coalition support ⓘ
officeContestedIn United Kingdom general election, 1857 ⓘ
parliamentNumber 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
17th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
policyArea European diplomacy ⓘ
colonial policy ⓘ
trade policy ⓘ
politicalOrientation Liberal ⓘ
centrist ⓘ
positionHeldByHead Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Prime Minister
precededBy Aberdeen ministry ⓘ
startYear 1855 ⓘ
succeededBy Second Derby–Disraeli ministry ⓘ
timePeriod mid-19th century ⓘ
typeOfCabinet majority government ⓘ
wonElection United Kingdom general election, 1857 ⓘ

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Peelite → participatedInGovernment → Palmerston ministry ⓘ
Goderich ministry → followedBy → Wellington–Peel ministry ⓘ
linked to: Palmerston ministry
Oregon boundary dispute → treatySignedBy → British government of Lord Aberdeen ⓘ
linked to: Palmerston ministry