George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton PC (born January 17, 1709 in Hagley , Worcestershire , † August 24, 1773 ibid) was a British statesman, historian and art patron .
Life
Lyttelton first attended Eton College and then studied at the University of Oxford . Under the Ministry of Robert Walpoles he was elected for Okehampton in the lower house , where he joined the opposition. From 1737 he was secretary to the Prince of Wales ( Friedrich Ludwig von Hannover ), in 1744 he became lord in the Treasury, 1754 a member of the Privy Council and 1755 Chancellor of the Exchequer , but resigned with the ministry that same year.
Lyttelton was in 1756 as Baron Lyttelton , of Frankley to peer collected and died in 1773 on his estate Hagley.
Works
His main work is the History of the life of Henry II (London 1755–71, 5 vols .; German von Weigel, Nuremberg 1791). He also published:
- Letters from a Persian in England to his friend at Ispahan . [Anonymous]. 1735.
- Dialogues of the dead (London 1760), one
- History of England (new edition, das. 1812; German, Berl. 1777) and
- Poetical works that are characterized by correctness and elegance.
His prose is considered classic. His literary estate appeared under the title: Miscellanies (London 1776, 3 vols.).
His only son Thomas, second Baron Lyttelton (1744-779), who probably died by suicide, was a notorious libertine who has been wrongly ascribed to the authorship of Junius' letters . Also the Letters of Thomas, Lord Lyttelton , published under his name . (London 1780–82, 3 vols.) Are inauthentic.
George Lyttelton was also the builder of Hagley Hall , Worcestershire , which is still the family home today. It is an outstanding example of 18th century English architecture and landscaping.
As a patron, Lyttelton assisted Alexander Pope in the 1730s and Henry Fielding in the 1750s. He got the writer James Thomson a job in the civil service.
biography
Memoirs and correspondence of Lord Lyttelton. London 1845, 2 volumes
literature
- Robert Phillimore (Ed.): Memoirs and correspondence of George Lord Lyttelton, from 1734 to 1773 . London 1845. 2 volumes.
- Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, 1st Baron . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 17 : Lord Chamberlain - Mecklenburg . London 1911, p. 185 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| New title created |
Baron Lyttelton 1756-1773 |
Thomas Lyttelton |
| Henry Bilson-Legge |
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1755–1756 |
Henry Bilson-Legge |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lyttelton, George, 1st Baron Lyttelton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lyttelton, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British statesman, historian and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1709 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hagley , Worcestershire |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1773 |
| Place of death | Hagley , Worcestershire |