Robert Walpole Orford, 1st13 February 1741
1st to use the phrase "Balance of Power" to express the British foreign policy
Great Britain · Government / Whig Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
1st to use the phrase "Balance of Power" to express the British foreign policy
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