William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805), held the title of 2nd Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, was a British Whig statesman who served as the Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782 – 1783. As Home Secretary, Shelburne oversaw the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of the United States. Before entering politics, he distiguished himself as a soldier during the Seven Years' War.
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| - William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805), held the title of 2nd Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, was a British Whig statesman who served as the Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782 – 1783. As Home Secretary, Shelburne oversaw the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of the United States. Before entering politics, he distiguished himself as a soldier during the Seven Years' War.
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| - The United States of Atlantis
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| - Sophia Carteret
Louisa FitzPatrick d. 1789)
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| - William Petty-FitzMaruice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne and 2nd Earl of Shelburne
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| - The Marquess of Rockingham
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| - John Henry Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne ; Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne ; Louisa FitzMaurice
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| - William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805), held the title of 2nd Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, was a British Whig statesman who served as the Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782 – 1783. As Home Secretary, Shelburne oversaw the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of the United States. Before entering politics, he distiguished himself as a soldier during the Seven Years' War.
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