Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton (1678-1757), Diplomat and politician
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Diplomat and Whig politician. As an M.P. for 46 years and ambassador to the Netherlands and to France, Lord Walpole played a leading role in the 18th-century Whig supremacy most especially during his younger brother, Sir Robert Walpole's long reign as Prime Minister.
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Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (brother)
Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (nephew)
Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (nephew)
Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (son)
Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (grandson)
Mary Walpole (née Lombard), Lady Walpole of Wolterton (wife)
Sir Edward Walpole (grandfather)
Galfridus Walpole (brother)
George Walpole (grandson)
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole
Thomas Walpole (son)
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Politics, Government and Diplomacy
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Ambassadors and diplomats
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France
Netherlands
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