British Whig Party

E789143

The British Whig Party was a major political force in Britain from the 17th to the 19th century, championing constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and liberal reforms that laid groundwork for the modern Liberal Party.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
activePeriodEnd 19th century ⓘ
activePeriodStart late 17th century ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
corePrinciple defense of the rule of law ⓘ
protection of property rights ⓘ
resistance to arbitrary royal power ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
historicalRole major governing party in 18th-century Britain ⓘ
principal rival of the Tory Party ⓘ
ideology constitutionalism ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
limited monarchy ⓘ
parliamentary supremacy ⓘ
pro-reform politics ⓘ
influenced British liberal tradition ⓘ
Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
keyReform Catholic Emancipation (supported by many Whigs) ⓘ
Reform Act 1832 ⓘ
abolition of slavery in the British Empire ⓘ
civil liberties reforms ⓘ
expansion of the franchise ⓘ
notableMember Charles James Fox ⓘ
Duke of Bedford ⓘ
Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
Duke of Newcastle ⓘ
Lord Grey ⓘ
Lord John Russell ⓘ
Lord Melbourne ⓘ
Lord Palmerston ⓘ
Lord Rockingham ⓘ
Robert Walpole ⓘ
William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ
opposedIdeology absolutism ⓘ
divine right of kings ⓘ
originOfName term "Whig" derived from "Whiggamore" or Scottish cattle drivers ⓘ
parliamentaryAlignment opposition to the Tories ⓘ
positionOnCatholicism often opposed Catholic political power ⓘ
positionOnMonarchy supported constitutional monarchy ⓘ
positionOnParliament supported parliamentary supremacy ⓘ
positionOnReligion generally supported religious toleration for Protestants ⓘ
precededBy Country Party ⓘ
linked to: Country party
significantEvent Glorious Revolution ⓘ
socialBase aristocracy ⓘ
commercial interests ⓘ
landed gentry ⓘ
succeededBy Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
supportedEvent Glorious Revolution ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (140)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baron Camelford → associatedWith → British Whig Party ⓘ
Foxite Whigs → partOf → Whig Party (Great Britain) ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Pelham-Holles → associatedWithPoliticalAffiliation → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Pelham family → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Pelham family → politicalBase → Whig Party (Great Britain) ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Canningite ministry → coalitionContains → Whigs ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Trial of Queen Caroline → opposedBy → Whig politicians ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax → politicalAlignment → Whig (early association) ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
William Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham → politicalParty → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Henry Sidney → parliamentaryFaction → Whigs ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Henry Sidney → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Thomas Babington Macaulay → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham → politicalParty → Whig ⓘ
subject linked to: Watson-Wentworth
linked to: British Whig Party
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne → ideology → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Petty-Fitzmaurice family → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
contributed to invitation to William of Orange → hasPoliticalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Lansdowne family → politicalTradition → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough → memberOf → Whig Party (British historical) ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Charles Wills → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Lady Rachel Cavendish → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
William Dowdeswell → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
William Dowdeswell → affiliation → British Whig Party ⓘ
Edward Russell → memberOfPoliticalFaction → Whigs ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
James Craggs the Younger → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Lord John Townshend → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) → politicalParty → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
subject linked to: 3rd Duke of Lennox
linked to: British Whig Party
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
subject linked to: John Carteret
linked to: British Whig Party
Lady Anne Temple → associatedWith → British Whig Party ⓘ
James Grenville → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Peniston Lamb (MP) → memberOfPoliticalFaction → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
George Lamb → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Waldegrave family → politicalAlignmentHistorically → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Duke of Shrewsbury → notableHolderPoliticalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Exclusion Bill → supportedBy → Whigs ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Excise Crisis of 1733 → involves → opposition Whigs ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
House of Russell → politicalTradition → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
William Hutt → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
Irish Patriot Party → influencedBy → British Whig opposition ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Elizabeth Armistead → spousePoliticalAffiliation → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
St Aubyn family → politicalAlignment → British Whig Party ⓘ
Kit-Cat Club → associatedWithPoliticalFaction → Whigs ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
Earls of Aberdeen → associatedWith → British Whig Party ⓘ
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester → politicalAlignment → Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party