# Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham

> Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, was a British army officer and Whig politician. After serving as a junior officer under William III during the Williamite War in Ireland and Nine Years' War, Temple fought under John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession. During the War of the Quadruple Alliance he led a force of 4,000 troops on a raid on the Spanish coastline which captured Vigo and Pontevedra for ten days. In Parliament Temple generally supported the Whigs but fell out with Sir Robert Walpole in 1733. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe House and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.

*British soldier and Whig politician (1675-1749)*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1675-10-24
- **Died:** 1749-09-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Sources
- [Темпл, Ричард, 1-й виконт Кобэм](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%BB%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%2C_1-%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8D%D0%BC)
- [ريتشارد تيمپل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%BE%D9%84)
- [Richard Temple, 1. vikomt Cobham](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Temple%2C_1._vikomt_Cobham)
- [Richard Temple, 1. Viscount Cobham](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Temple%2C_1._Viscount_Cobham)
- [Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Temple%2C_1st_Viscount_Cobham)
- [Richard Temple, I Vizconde Cobham](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Temple%2C_I_Vizconde_Cobham)
- [ریچارد تمپل](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%BE%D9%84)
- [Richard Temple (1er vicomte Cobham)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Temple_(1er_vicomte_Cobham))
- [Richard Temple, I visconte Cobham](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Temple%2C_I_visconte_Cobham)
- [リチャード・テンプル (初代コバム子爵)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB_(%E5%88%9D%E4%BB%A3%E3%82%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%A0%E5%AD%90%E7%88%B5))
- [Richard Temple, 1. vicomte Cobham](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Temple%2C_1._vicomte_Cobham)
- [Richard Temple](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Temple)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2072512)

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