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    William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805; known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which...
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    Earl of Shelburne, who took his mother's surname, and whose descendants hold the title Marquis of Lansdowne. Her grandson William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne...
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  • William Petty (1623–1687) was an English economist, scientist and philosopher. William Petty may also refer to: William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737–1805)...
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  • John Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne PC (Ire) (1706 – 14 May 1761), known as John FitzMaurice until 1751 and as The Viscount FitzMaurice between...
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    Lansdowne House (category Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery)
    house for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute but in 1763 he sold it (one year into its building) to William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (both men became Prime...
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  • May 2 (redirect from 2nd May)
    Catherine the Great of Russia (d. 1796) 1737 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1805)...
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    Peerage of Ireland in 1688 when Elizabeth, Lady Petty, was made Baroness Shelburne. She was the wife of the noted economist Sir William Petty. The title...
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  • Great Britain Parliament William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737–1805), Prime Minister of Great Britain Ramona Shelburne (born 1979), American sportswriter...
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  • created the 1st Earl of Shelbourne in the Peerage of Ireland in 1753 and his son William Petty FitzMaurice, the 2nd Earl of Shelburne, who served as British...
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    leaving one daughter, Sophia Carteret, who married William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, later 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. Granville's second marriage may have...
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  • May 7 (redirect from 7th of May)
    Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 353. ISBN 978-0-387-30400-7. "History of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne - GOV.UK"...
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    David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield, 7th Viscount of Stormont, KT, PC (9 October 1727 – 1 September 1796) known as the (7th) Viscount of Stormont from...
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    Boodle's (category Grade I listed buildings in the City of Westminster)
    founded in January 1762 by Lord Shelburne, who later became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and then 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. The club was originally...
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    2nd Earl of Clancarty; Prime Minister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (later made a marquess) and the (alleged) murderer John Bingham, 7th Earl of...
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    "Shelburne" or "Shelburn" was chosen to honor William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, a celebrated nobleman of the British parliament and Prime Minister. According...
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    initially organized as the district of Shelburne in 1768, named in honor of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, an Irish-born British politician, who...
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    named his grand new hotel The Shelbourne, after William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.[page needed] William Makepeace Thackeray was an early guest, staying...
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    of Prime Minister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne) George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd...
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  • Morgan Petty, a fictional writer William Petty (1623–1687), British economist and inventor William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737–1805), British Prime Minister...
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  • (1666–1735) Marquess of Lansdowne, title in the Peerage of Great Britain William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, (1737–1805)...
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    power; he was succeeded by another Whig, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne. Many Whigs who had formed a part of the Rockingham ministry, including Fox...
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  • 1805 in the United Kingdom (category Years of the 19th century in the United Kingdom)
    colonial statesman (born 1722) 7 May – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister (born 1737) 25 May – William Paley, philosopher (born 1743) 3 August...
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     316. "History of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved July 1, 2023. The Annual Catalogue – List of History, Divinity...
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    succeeded by his eldest son William Petty-FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne. He was a prominent statesman and served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782...
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    sometimes given rise to academic dispute. William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath and James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave are sometimes listed as prime ministers...
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    – Ji Yun, Chinese politician (b. 1724) May 7 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1737) May 9 – Friedrich Schiller...
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    History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 November 2017. Henning, Basil Duke. "MIDDLETON, Charles, 2nd Earl of Middleton [S]. (c.1650-1719)". History of Parliament...
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  • Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (Whig) (starting 27 March, until 1 July); William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (Whig) (starting 4 July)...
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    Bowood House (category Petty-Fitzmaurice family)
    sold it to the first Earl of Shelburne, who engaged the architect Henry Keene to extend the house. William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, who served as Prime...
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    Lansdowne (better known as the Earl of Shelburne), by his second marriage to Lady Louisa, daughter of John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory. He was educated...
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