Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British politician
Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1678
Place of Birth: Whitehall, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 17-Jan-1766
Profession: politician, Groom of the Stool
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
- Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, (3 September 1678 – 17 January 1766), styled Viscount Rialton from 1706 to 1712, was an English courtier and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1712, when he succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Godolphin.
- Initially a Tory, he modified his views when his father headed the Administration in 1702, and was eventually a Whig.
- He was a philanthropist and one of the founding governors of the Foundling Hospital in 1739.
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| Alternative names | Gottfried Kneller, Birth name: Gottfried Kniller | ||
| Description | German painter, draughtsman, engraver and miniaturist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 8 August 1646 | 7 November 1723 | |
| Location of birth/death | Lübeck | London | |
| Work period | between circa 1660 and circa 1723 | ||
| Work location | Leiden (circa 1660–1665), Rome, Venice (1672–1675), Nuremberg, Hamburg (1674–1676), London (1676–1723), France (1684–1685) | ||
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