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22 de sept. de 2020 · "William Pitt the Younger," painted around 1783, by George Romney. Wikimedia Commons As the Elder Pitt passed, however, the Younger Pitt had just become ready to take his place, having already graduated from Cambridge University at the age of 14, and soon established himself as a respectable lawyer two years later, and followed his father’s footsteps into the House of Commons soon afterward ...
8 de may. de 2013 · At just 24 years old, William Pitt The Younger, son of Pitt the Elder, was the youngest Prime Minister in history. He died aged only 46. He was exhausted by the demands of an office whose modern ...
William Pitt was born in Westminster in 1708 into a wealthy family. He was the grandson of Thomas ‘Diamond’ Pitt, who had made a fortune selling a diamond he had acquired whilst Governor of Madras in India. The fortune had bought both land and parliamentary seats. The young William Pitt was educated at Eton, which he disliked, and then ...
William Pitt, l'ami du peuple anglais. Héros de la victoire contre les Français durant la guerre de Sept Ans, il est parvenu au pouvoir en s'appuyant sur le « peuple » anglais et en usant du langage républicain inventé un siècle plus tôt. Portrait. W illiam Pitt l'Ancien (1708-1778) a longtemps fait figure d'emblème de l'Angleterre du ...
William Pitt (el Viejo) William Pitt, I Conde de Chatham ( Londres, 15 de noviembre de 1708 - Hayes, Bromley, Londres, 11 de mayo de 1778), apodado el Viejo para distinguirlo de su hijo, conocido como William Pitt "el Joven", fue un político británico. Era nieto de Thomas Pitt.
Seven Years’ War. of William Pitt, the Elder. The outbreak of the Seven Years’ War gave Pitt his supreme opportunity for statesmanship. The war began with heavy losses and considerable confusion of policy. The popular demand for Pitt became irresistible, and he declared, “I am sure I can save this country, and nobody else can.”.
Pitt the Younger was the son of Pitt the Elder and grew up in a political family. After education at Cambridge, Pitt rapidly acquired a parliamentary seat and began as an MP in January 1781. After a masterful maiden speech, Pitt was seen as a rising man. He aligned himself with the ‘independent Whig’ faction in Parliament, speaking in ...
