Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
| The Viscount Cobham | |
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Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
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| Born |
24 October 1675 Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Died | 14 September 1749 (aged 73) Stowe Park |
| Buried at | Stowe Park |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of England (1685–1707) Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1749)
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| Service/branch |
 English Army British Army
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| Years of service | 1685–1749 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars |
Williamite War in Ireland Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession War of the Quadruple Alliance |
Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham PC (24 October 1675 – 14 September 1749) was a British soldier and Whig politician. After serving as a junior officer under William III during the Williamite War in Ireland and during the Nine Years' War, he fought under John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession. During the War of the Quadruple Alliance Temple led a force of 4,000 troops on a raid on the Spanish coastline which captured Vigo and occupied it for ten days before withdrawing. In Parliament he generally supported the Whigs but fell out with Sir Robert Walpole in 1733. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe Park and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.
Born the son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet and his wife Mary Temple (née Knapp, daughter of Thomas Knapp), Temple was educated at Eton College and Christ's College, Cambridge and was commissioned as an ensign in Prince George of Denmark's Regiment on 30 June 1685. After becoming a captain in Babington's Regiment in 1689, he fought under William III during the Williamite War in Ireland and then at the Siege of Namur in July 1695 during the Nine Years' War.
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