Communication
The Political Patronage of Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8959554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A N Newman, Aubrey Newman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1958 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-75 |
| Publication date | 1958-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00021658 |
| OpenAlex | W2001961704 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
An association between the prince of Wales and various opposition leaders is a recurrent feature of eighteenth-century politics. A politically active prince found little difficulty in securing a following among the politicians of the day; the glittering prospects of the ‘reversionary’ interest1 were an obvious lure, and an obvious basis for such a connexion. But this is not a complete explanation. The prince had also a considerable degree of patronage at his disposal, and could add a more immediate and concrete reality to promises for the future. A study of this patronage, its extent and its disposal, and more particularly the way in which it was exercised by Frederick, ‘Poor Fred’, throws much light on the connexion between the prince and his political friends, and contributes to an understanding of the place of Leicester House in the politics of the early eighteenth century
Economic history · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2007 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |