Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids His Grace The Duke of Newcastle


Prime Minister of Great Britain
In office 16 March 1754 – 16 November 1756 2 July 1757–26 May 1762
Preceded by	Henry Pelham The Duke of Devonshire
Succeeded by	The Duke of Devonshire The Earl of Bute

Personal details
Born	(1693-07-21)21 July 1693 London
Died	17 November 1768(1768-11-17) (aged 75) Lincoln's Inn Fields, London
Political party	n/a (Whig)

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC (21 July 1693-17 November 1768) was a British Whig statesman and the Prime Minister of Great Britain two times.

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King 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 spent much of his last few years at Claremont. He was exceptionally proud of the house and its extensive gardens on which he had spent a fortune.
Newcastle House which he inherited from his uncle in 1711, and used as his primary London residence, often throwing lavish parties there.
Newcastle (left) and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln as painted by Godfrey Kneller, ca. 1721.
Newcastle in 1735 when he was Southern Secretary in the Walpole Government
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.
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, by John Giles Eccardt, after Jean Baptiste van Loo, ca. 1740
William Pitt was the leader of the Patriot Whigs, and a constant thorn in Newcastle's side. Many were surprised when the two formed an electoral partnership in 1757.
1759 became known as the 'Annus Mirablis' after Britain enjoyed victories on several continents as well as at sea. In November a French fleet planning to invade England was defeated at Quiberon. Much of the credit went to Pitt rather than Newcastle
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne