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'''Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford''' (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as '''Sir Robert Walpole''', was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first {{Wiki|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister of Great Britain}}. Although well aware of the long-standing war between the [[Templars]] and the [[Assassins]], Robert was not part of either order, instead acting as a neutral party between the two. |
'''Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford''' (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as '''Sir Robert Walpole''', was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first {{Wiki|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister of Great Britain}}. Although well aware of the long-standing war between the [[Templars]] and the [[Assassins]], Robert was not part of either order, instead acting as a neutral party between the two. |
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Revision as of 03:35, 1 November 2014
- "Then you are forgiven for not knowing who I am. I think, however, that you will know my name. It is Walpole. Sir Robert Walpole. I am the First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons."
- ―Robert Walpole introducing himself to Edward Kenway, 1723 [src]
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Although well aware of the long-standing war between the Templars and the Assassins, Robert was not part of either order, instead acting as a neutral party between the two.
In 1723, Robert met with the pirate-turned-Assassin Edward Kenway – who had taken the life and identity of Robert's cousin, Duncan Walpole, years earlier – after the Assassin had taken the Charlotte, in his attempt to kill his old rival, Matthew Hague. Alongside Hague's father Sir Aubrey Hague, a Templar, Walpole offered Kenway and his crew pardons, new lives and property in exchange for Matthew Hague's life, hoping to prevent "another act of barbarism", as well as a gesture of thanks to Edward for dealing with Duncan, who had brought dishonor to the family by betraying the Assassins to the Templars for profit.
Following his success, Walpole purchased a house in London for Kenway, where the latter would spend the remainder of his life, and the introduction to the Stephensen-Oakley family, also employing Kenway's new assistant Reginald Birch.