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William Petty-FitzMaurice (2 May 1737 — 7 May 1805), 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquis of Lansdowne. Thomas Petty-FitzMaurice, of Liewenny Hall, Denbighshire (1742 — 28 Oct 1793) (grandfather of Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney) Elizabeth, who married Archbishop Hort. 3.
Sir William Petty FRS (Romsey, Hampshire, 27 de maio de 1623 — Londres, 16 de dezembro de 1687) foi um economista, cientista e filósofo britânico. Pioneiro no estudo da Economia Política, Petty propôs a utilização da métodos quantitativos - por ele chamados de aritmética política - como meio de análise da riqueza de um país. [ 1]
William Petty, who served as Prime Minister from 4 July 1782 to 26 March 1783, was born in Dublin on 2 May 1737, the elder son and first of five children born to John Petty and Mary Fitzmaurice. Shelburne's father adopted the name Petty in 1751 upon inheriting his uncle's estates. Shelburne appears not to have had much education: in his ...
William Petty, the second Earl of Shelburne, has a good claim to be regarded as his nearest British equivalent. Born in Dublin, on 2 May 1737, his parents, who were first cousins, were John Fitzmaurice (later Petty) and Mary Fitzmaurice, both of whom were descended from a family which had dominated the western Irish county of Kerry, since the twelfth century.
Geoghegan, Patrick M. Petty, William (1737–1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and British prime minister, was born 2 May 1737 in Dublin, eldest son of John Petty (formerly Fitzmaurice), 1st earl of Shelburne, and Mary Petty (née Fitzmaurice). Embittered by a miserable childhood, he later blamed it for many of his subsequent problems.
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. (1737-1805), Prime Minister and patron of the arts. Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 68 portraits. Petty, who was styled Viscount Fitzmaurice, entered the Army after university and served in the Seven Years' War. In 1760, he was promoted colonel and appointed aide-de-camp ...
The Fitzmaurices, of Norman origin, settled in Ireland in the Twelfth century. In 1692, the marriage of Thomas Fitzmaurice and Anne Petty, the only daughter of the scientist and philosopher, Sir William Petty (1623-1687) transformed the family fortunes. In 1751 their son, John Fitzmaurice (1706-1761) legally changed his name to Petty.
