George Canning person
also: Canning, Mr Canning
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George Canning spied_on
Nathan Mayer Rothschild reported
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“he made Mr Canning write to Paris to enquire into the affairs of [Rothschild’s] brother.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FOUR A“ Court Always Leads to Something” (1816-1825)
George Canning headed
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich documented
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“In the wake of Lord Liverpool’s illness in February 1827, a ministry had been formed by Canning which united Liberal Tories, notably Huskisson, with Whigs like Lansdowne...…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
George Canning succeeded
Castlereagh documented
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“George Canning no more believed in “regenerating” Europe than his predecessor Castlereagh.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
George Canning worked_for
United Kingdom documented
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“What distinguished the two was Canning’s determination to pursue British interests…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
George Canning worked_for
Portugal documented
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“Canning had responded with a strong pledge to uphold Portuguese neutrality…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
James Rothschild relationship_with
George Canning documented
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“As James said in November 1826, “It would be a mortal sin to be dependent . . . on a Canning.”…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
George Canning spied_on
House of Rothschilds documented
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“he wrote angrily to his ambassador: ... “Perhaps it is a trick of M. Rothschild’s.” . . . Such were the propos of the morning . . . I hope you will contrive to establish some communication with the F.O. at Paris, that will prevent Rothschil…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
George Canning supplied_arms_to
Queen Maria documented
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“Canning had sent troops to Portugal in support of the young Portuguese Queen Maria…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
Nicholas I of Russia succeeded
George Canning documented
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“More seriously, traditional Russian ambitions in the region appeared to revive with the accession of Nicholas I as Tsar.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
George Canning sent
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington documented
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“In the hope of averting unilateral Russian intervention on behalf of the Greeks, Canning sent a reluctant Wellington to St Petersburg in April 1826 to agree a joint Anglo-Russian policy.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington succeeded
George Canning documented
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“All this helps to explain why Nathan was so delighted by the emergence of Wellington as Prime Minister in 1828; for it was well known that the Duke disapproved of Canning’s policy abroad...…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. FIVE “Hue and Cry” (1826-1829)
George Canning worked_for
United Kingdom documented
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“Canning, as we have seen, disliked the fact that the Rothschilds constantly scooped British ambassadorial reports...…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 1: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 · ch. NINE The Chains of Peace (1830-1833)