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George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, FRS, FRGS, FBA (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and then Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a prominent British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who served as Viceroy ...
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1.º Marquês Curzon de Kedleston KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC (11 de janeiro de 1859 — 20 de março de 1925) foi um nobre, diplomata, geógrafo político e estadista britânico. [1] Estudou no Balliol College da Universidade de Oxford, tendo sido, posteriormente, chanceler da mesma universidade.
- Curzon's Role at The Foreign Office
- Curzon's Achievements While in Office
- Tensions Between Curzon and The Prime Minister
- The Final Years in Office
To some extent, this suited Curzon. He was a veteran of the ‘Great Game’ (strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia) who had published accounts of his travels across the Middle East, Central Asia and the Far East while still a young MP in the 1880s and 1890s. His geopolitical outl...
Curzon personally negotiated an Anglo-Persian Agreement in August 1919 (only to see it fail to be ratified by the Iranians in 1921); oversaw the division of the British Palestinian Mandate to create the Kingdom of Jordan and foresaw the difficulties initiated by the Balfour Declaration; and established an independent Egyptian constitutional monarch...
Despite having a relatively free hand in Asian affairs, Lloyd George’s incursions into foreign policy eventually became so irksome that Curzon repeatedly considered resignation. More personally, Lloyd George resented Curzon’s aristocratic heritage, while Curzon’s blunt and ‘superior’ manner and increasingly defensive outlook from the Foreign Office...
The relationship between Curzon and the Prime Minister was beyond repair, but by now others shared his frustration with Lloyd George. Conservative backbenchers voted to end the coalition, forcing Lloyd George to stand down. Andrew Bonar Law formed a new Conservative administration, retaining Curzon as Foreign Secretary, who operated much more indep...
George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon, or Lord Curzon, (born Jan. 11, 1859, Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, Eng.—died March 20, 1925, London), British viceroy of India (1898–1905) and foreign secretary (1919–24). Eldest son of a baron, he studied at Oxford and entered Parliament in 1886.
Lord Curzon (born January 11, 1859, Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, England—died March 20, 1925, London) was a British statesman, viceroy of India (1898–1905), and foreign secretary (1919–24) who during his terms in office played a major role in British policy making.
George Nathaniel Curzon (1859-1925) was a British politician, traveler, and writer who served as viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905 and foreign secretary from 1919 to 1924.
It is generally considered that Curzon was unable to fulfill his full potential because of his failure to become Prime Minister. Wealthy by birth, Curzon still chose to serve his nation, despite an early injury that caused him constant pain throughout his life.
