Frederick Augustus I
Frederick Augustus I 1750-1827, king (1806-27) and elector (1763-1806) of Saxony, grand duke of Warsaw (1807-14). He sided with the allies in the French Revolutionary Wars and joined Prussia in the campaign of 1806 against the French emperor Napoleon I. However, after the French victory at Jena he made a separate peace with Napoleon, with whose approval he took the title king of Saxony. Napoleon also made him nominal ruler of the grand duchy of Warsaw. Frederick Augustus did not abandon his alliance with Napoleon in time and as a result lost a large part of Saxony to Prussia at the Congress of Vienna (1815).
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Walpole's Roman legion: antique sculpture at Houghton Hall: Britain's first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, acquired a great art collection for Houghton Hall in Norfolk. His pictures were sold to Catherine the Great in the 18th century, but his classical busts remain. Elizabeth Angelicoussis discusses their origins and their meaning for Walpole.
Magazine article from: Apollo; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Robert Walpole dominated political life in England in...maintained for around 50 years. (1) Walpole, created 1st Earl of Orford after his...protracted building process. (2) Although Walpole was anxious to present himself as a discriminating...
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WALPOLE BACK ON TOP NOTRE DAME IS POWERLESS TO STOP FIRST-HALF FIREWORKS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/20/2004; ; 625 words
; ...WORCESTER - State titles were common for the Walpole field hockey teams of the 1990s, and...apart early in the first half to propel Walpole to a 5-2 victory over Notre Dame Academy...College's John F. Coughlin Field. Walpole (23-1) claimed its ninth state title...
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Walpole heads to Williamsport
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/12/2007; ; 689 words
; Walpole 14 Shelton 4 BRISTOL, Conn. - The first home run the Walpole American Little League team hit yesterday should have...What seemed like a popup became a grand slam and gave Walpole a 6- 2 lead in the first inning against Connecticut...
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WALPOLE'S SMALL-TOWN SPORTS PROGRAMS FEED THE BIG TIME
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/18/2000; ; 700+ words
; For a small town, Walpole has produced some big-time athletes. What other town in...Celtics (Jimmy Rodgers), and the Patriots (Rod Rust) - were Walpole residents. Walpole also has produced more than its share of high school champions...
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Walpole officials knock sex-offender work program
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/6/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...that brings them into neighboring towns, Walpole officials are asking the state to bar...were in it, said James Brady, head of Walpole's prison advisory committee, which...officials on the issue in July. Brady said Walpole officials also were unaware that for the...
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WALPOLE RECOMMENDED AS SITE FOR HARBOR GRIT
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/22/1988; ; 700+ words
; report. A 94-acre site in Walpole next to the state prison was recommended...Dukakis had broken a promise to exempt Walpole. The recommendation must be approved...dollar decision," he said. The Walpole site, he said, would cost at least...
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WALPOLE HAS HOOP SUCCESS DOUBLE-TEAMED
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; Ode to Walpole. Is it the school lunches at Walpole High? The water? Something special in the soft drinks at...knows? All we know is that yesterday at the New Garden, the Walpole boys and girls won state championships. The boys overwhelmed...
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WALPOLE GIVES CM NO OPTION
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/20/1987; ; 700+ words
; WALPOLE - Catholic Memorial battled Walpole to the end yesterday, but in the end, Walpole running back Adam Shinnick had too many weapons. Shinnick ran for a touchdown, a conversion and completed two halfback option touchdown passes to lead...
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For Walpole, victory in Division 2 Super Bowl is really cool
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/7/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...forget this time in my life." This was Walpole's Mike Hurley after yesterday's 42...take their football fairly seriously in Walpole. The town has a tradition of excellence...the Bruins' Mike Milbury, all called Walpole home. "If you don't live in Walpole...
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Sir Robert Walpole's pictures in Russia.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...master paintings amassed by Sir Robert Walpole, the first earl of Orford, was sold...the time. He well knew the story of the Walpole sale through the writings of Sir Robert's son Horace Walpole (1717-1797). Of the 198 Walpole paintings...
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Walpole, Horace (1717–1797)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
WALPOLE, HORACE (1717 – 1797) WALPOLE, HORACE (1717 – 1797), English statesman and man of letters. Although Horace Walpole sat in the House of Commons from 1741 to 1768, he did not...
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Robert Walpole
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Robert Walpole The English statesman Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745), was the first minister...patronage and untiring leadership in the House of Commons. Robert Walpole entered political life during the turbulent era of party strife...
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Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford 1676-1745, English...he was regularly returned thereafter. Walpole soon made his mark as a hardworking administrator...1714) returned the Whigs to power, and Walpole served variously as paymaster of the forces...
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Walpole, Sir Robert, 1st earl of Orford
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Walpole, Sir Robert, 1st earl of Orford (1676...minister. From a Norfolk gentry family, Walpole was the Whig MP for Castle Rising (1701...ministry. During the ensuing Whig schism Walpole opposed the repeal of the Occasional Conformity...
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Walpole, Horace, fourth earl of Orford
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Walpole, Horace, fourth earl of Orford (1717–97), fourth son of Sir Robert Walpole , travelled in France and Italy with Gray...one of his most valued correspondents. Walpole was MP successively for Callington, Castle...
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