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Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, KG, KT, PC, FRS, FBA (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895.
Biography. The Earl of Rosebery is best known today as a staunch upholder of the British Empire. Born into a Scottish aristocratic family, the Earl of Rosebery attended Eton and Christ...
British statesman Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl of Rosebery, served as the prime minister of Great Britain in 1894–95. He was faced with a divided cabinet and a hostile House of Lords, making his tenure largely unsuccessful. Primrose was born on May 7, 1847, in London, England.
May 17, 2024 · Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl of Rosebery (born May 7, 1847, London—died May 21, 1929, Epsom, Surrey, Eng.) was a British prime minister from March 3, 1894, to June 21, 1895; faced with a divided Cabinet and a hostile House of Lords, his ministry achieved little of consequence.
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May 23, 2018 · Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of (1847–1929) British statesman, Liberal prime minister (1894–95). Rosebery was foreign secretary (1886, 1892–94) under Gladstone. When Gladstone retired, Queen Victoria called on Rosebery to become prime minister.
Rosebery was responsible for the signing of the Anglo-Belgian Treaty that leased land in the Upper Nile to the King of the Belgians. Rosebery opposed the 'Little England' political group, believing that Britain should be more involved in world affairs.
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Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery. (1847-1929), Prime Minister and author; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter in 24 portraits. A Whig aristocrat, Rosebery was twice Foreign Secretary, firstly in 1886 and then from 1892 to 1894.
