Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne was an English Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain, and whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. He is commonly known as the Duke of Newcastle.
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Newcastle House which he inherited from his uncle in 1711, and used as his primary London residence, often throwing lavish parties there.
From 1720 Newcastle allied himself with Robert Walpole. They would be political partners for the next 20 years, and Newcastle would remain a loyalist until Walpole's fall in 1742.
Newcastle (left) and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln as painted by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1721.
Newcastle in 1735 when he was Southern Secretary in the Walpole ministry
George II, who reigned from 1727 to 1760. Despite their initial violent hatred of each other, he and Newcastle grew to have a very productive relationship, which lasted for over three decades.
Newcastle enjoyed a close but at times strained relationship with his brother Henry Pelham. The two men formed a formidable political partnership following the fall of Walpole, and together dominated British politics until Henry's death in 1754.
Newcastle was a strong supporter of Austria and advocated aid to the country during the War of the Austrian Succession. After the war, he built his system for retaining peace around the alliance with Austria, only for it to collapse spectacularly in 1756.Awards 2
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Politicians
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Lived 1693 to 1768 · aged 75
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