{"slug": "anthony-ashley-cooper-1st-earl-of-shaftesbury", "label": "Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Ashley_Cooper%2C_1st_Earl_of_Shaftesbury", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336002", "qid": "Q336002", "description": "English politician and founder of the Whig party (1621-1683)", "entries": 14, "years": 10, "span": [1621, 1683], "span_label": ["1621 CE", "1683 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 3}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury"], "related": [{"slug": "tower-of-london", "label": "Tower of London", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "charles-ii-of-england", "label": "Charles II of England", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "archbishop-of-armagh", "label": "Archbishop of Armagh", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "oliver-plunkett", "label": "Oliver Plunkett", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "house-of-lords", "label": "House of Lords", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lord-chancellor", "label": "Lord Chancellor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "james-ii-of-england", "label": "James II of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "house-of-commons-of-england", "label": "House of Commons of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "holland", "label": "Holland", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1621, "year_label": "1621 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "July 22", "text": "July 22 – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician (d. 1683)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358440931#July–September", "title": "1621", "revid": 1358440931, "section": "Births › July–September"}}, {"year": 1666, "year_label": "1666 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "October", "text": "October – Philosopher John Locke meets his future patron, the statesman Anthony Ashley Cooper, in Oxford and forms an enduring and important friendship.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737369#Events", "title": "1666 in England", "revid": 1353737369, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1672, "year_label": "1672 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "September 16", "text": "September 16 – The Board of Trade is created in England by a merger of the Council of Trade and the Council of Foreign Plantations, both of which had been created by King Charles II in 1660, under the name The Board of Trade and Plantations. The Earl of Shaftesbury is appointed as the first Lord of Trade, administering the Board until its dissolution in 1676.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365992116#July–September", "title": "1672", "revid": 1365992116, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1672, "year_label": "1672 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "September 16", "text": "16 September – the Board of Trade is created by a merger of the Council of Trade and the Council of Foreign Plantations and the Earl of Shaftesbury is appointed as the first Lord of Trade.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737432#Events", "title": "1672 in England", "revid": 1353737432, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1673, "year_label": "1673 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "November 9", "text": "November 9 – King Charles II of England removes Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, from his position as Lord Chancellor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365992268#October–December", "title": "1673", "revid": 1365992268, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1673, "year_label": "1673 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 9", "text": "9 November – the King removes Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, from his position as Lord Chancellor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360074887#Events", "title": "1673 in England", "revid": 1360074887, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1677, "year_label": "1677 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "February 15", "text": "February 15 – Four members of the English House of Lords embarrass King Charles II at the opening of the latest session of the \"Cavalier Parliament\" by proclaiming that the session is not legitimate because it had not met in more than a year. The Duke of Buckingham, backed by Lord Shaftesbury, Lord Salisbury and Baron Wharton, makes an unsuccessful motion to end the session. When the four Lords refuse to apologize, they are arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360727449#January–March", "title": "1677", "revid": 1360727449, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1677, "year_label": "1677 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "February 16", "text": "16 February – politicians the Earl of Shaftesbury, Duke of Buckingham, Lord Wharton and the Earl of Salisbury are arrested and sent to the Tower of London for challenging the legitimacy of the new session of Parliament.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737484#Events", "title": "1677 in England", "revid": 1353737484, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1679, "year_label": "1679 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "May 15", "text": "15 May – Exclusion Crisis: The supporters of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, introduce an Exclusion Bill into the House of Commons with the aim of excluding the king's brother, the Catholic James, Duke of York, from the succession to the English throne.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737517#Events", "title": "1679 in England", "revid": 1353737517, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1680, "year_label": "1680 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 24", "text": "24 March – The Earl of Shaftesbury informs the Privy Council of England that the Roman Catholics of Ireland are about to launch a rebellion, backed by France. The investigation falsely leads to the arrest and ultimate execution of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, Oliver Plunkett.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737535#Events", "title": "1680 in England", "revid": 1353737535, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1680, "year_label": "1680 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "March 24", "text": "March 24 – The Earl of Shaftesbury informs the Privy Council of England that the Roman Catholics of Ireland were about to launch a rebellion, backed by France. 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