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William Pitt, the Younger, (born May 28, 1759, Hayes, Kent, Eng.—died Jan. 23, 1806, London), British statesman and prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06). The son of William Pitt, he entered Parliament in 1781 and served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1782–83). He was appointed prime minister in 1783 and undertook reforms that reduced ...
William Pitt was educated at Eton, and, in January 1727, was entered as a gentleman commoner at Trinity College, Oxford. There is evidence that he was an extensively read, if not a minutely accurate classical scholar; and it is noteworthy that Demosthenes was his favorite author, and that he diligently cultivated the faculty of expression by the practice of translation and re-translation.
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.
27 de mai. de 2024 · William Pitt was born on 28 May 1759 in Kent, the son of the earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder), himself a famous statesman. Pitt studied at Cambridge University, graduating when he was 17.
William Pitt, der var yngste søn af en godsejer, blev medlem af Underhuset i 1735 og gjorde sig snart bemærket som en stor taler med tilnavnet The Great Commoner. Han angreb heftigt Walpole -regeringen og dens efterfølgere for en for svag udenrigspolitik og for at tage mere hensyn til den britiske konges hjemland, kurfyrstendømmet Hannover , end til Storbritannien selv.
William Pitt le Jeune (ou le Second Pitt) est né à Hayes ( Kent) en mai 1759 et est mort à Londres en janvier 1806. Il a été Premier ministre du Royaume-Uni de décembre 1783 à mars 1801, et de 1804 à 1806. Pitt le Jeune a été l'adversaire constant de la Révolution française de 1789 et de Napoléon Bonaparte.
William Pitt, the Elder, later 1st earl of Chatham, (born Nov. 15, 1708, London, Eng.—died May 11, 1778, Hayes, Kent), British statesman and orator, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68). He entered Parliament in 1735 and provoked controversy with his maiden speech, which criticized the ministry of Robert Walpole.
