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12 de mai. de 2024 · Pitt (hitherto popularly known as ‘the Great Commoner’) took the title of earl of Chatham and the office of lord privy seal (with the duke of Grafton as 1st lord). Within months he had plunged into a state of virtual insanity. Chatham officially resigned in October 1768, but did not regain his senses until late 1769.
William Pitt, o Velho, foi o 1.º conde de Chatham e nasceu em Londres a 15 de novembro de 1708, tendo falecido em Hayes (Kent), a 11 de maio de 1778. A situação económica da sua família, cuja fortuna fora amealhada por Thomas Pitt, o seu avô, que enriquecera na Índia, permitiu-lhe desfrutar de uma cuidada educação no Colégio de Eton e na Universidade de Oxford.
2 de nov. de 2022 · William Pitt was born on 28 May 1759 to William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (often referred to as ‘the Elder’) and his wife Hester Grenville. He hailed from political stock on both sides, with his father serving as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766-68 and his maternal uncle, George Grenville, serving as Prime Minister from 1806-7.
Sitter associated with 33 portraits. Artist associated with 1 portrait. Statesman and Prime Minister. Forced by opinion on George II to save the nation in 1756, Pitt led the House of Commons and organised the victories of 1759 over France which consolidated British sea power and brought territorial gains in India and Canada. In 1761 he resigned.
11 de mar. de 2015 · William Pitt the Elder, first Earl of Chatham, was an important war leader who found it harder to govern in peace time. Born in November 1708, Pitt’s grandfather and father were both MPs and his grandfather, Thomas, had been governor of Madras. Pitt was a pupil at Eton from 1719 until 1726. He entered Trinity College, Oxford in 1727 but ...
William Pitt (1759/1806) era filho do Conde de Chatman, conhecido político que tinha o mesmo nome. Concluiu sua formação humanista em Cambridge, aos 17 anos. Revelou desde cedo grande interesse pela vida política do país e achava-se presente à sessão da Câmara dos Lordes em que seu pai faleceu, na própria tribuna, enquanto discursava ...
William Pitt den yngre (født 28. mai 1759, død 23. januar 1806) var en britisk politiker. Han var statsminister fra 1783 til 1801 og igjen fra 1804 til sin død i 1806. [6] [7] Han kalles «den yngre» for å skille ham fra sin far, William Pitt den eldre , som også var statsminister.
