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2 de abr. de 2024 · French Revolutionary wars. Napoleonic Wars. William Pitt, the Younger (born May 28, 1759, Hayes, Kent, England—died January 23, 1806, London) was a British prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He had considerable influence in strengthening the office of the prime minister.
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 ...
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.”.
Político y primer ministro británico entre 1783 y 1801 y entre 1804 y 1806, llamado “el Joven” para distinguirle de su padre, William Pitt el Viejo (1708-1778), también primer ministro. Su primer mandato estuvo determinado por la reciente pérdida de las colonias norteamericanas y el estallido de la revolución en Francia.
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 ...
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 ...
