Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers

British peer
Person human Q16836617
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Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers

Summary

Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on +1723-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on +1787-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's place of birth was London[2].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers died in London[4].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers was born on +1723-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers died on +1787-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Breedon on the Hill[7].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's father was Laurence Shirley[8].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's mother was Anne Clarges[9].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers was married to Catherine Cotton[10].
  • A child of Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers was Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers[11].
  • A child of Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers was Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers[12].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's image is recorded as The Death of the Earl of Chatham by John Singleton Copley.jpg[13].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers is recorded as male[14].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_r9m0w[16].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's given name is recorded as Robert[17].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp06406[18].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00395589[19].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000002188552058[20].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Shirley-1508[21].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's UK National Archives ID is recorded as F37868[22].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's Prabook ID is recorded as 2399971[23].
  • Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p12318.htm#i123177[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers was born in London[2]. He was born on +1723-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Laurence Shirley[8]. His mother was Anne Clarges[9].

Personal Life

Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers was married to Catherine Cotton[10]. Children include Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers[11], a politician[25], 1760–1842[26] and Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers[12], a politician[27], 1756–1827[28], awarded the Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[29].

Death and Burial

Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers died on +1787-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in London[4]. He is buried at Breedon on the Hill[7].

Why It Matters

Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers born?

Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers die?

Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers passed away in London[4].

Who were Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's parents?

Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's father was Laurence Shirley[8]. Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's mother was Anne Clarges[9].

Who was Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers married to?

Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers's spouses include Catherine Cotton[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Genealogics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Genealogics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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