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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Pitt_the_YoungerWilliam Pitt the Younger - Wikipedia

    He is known as "Pitt the Younger" to distinguish him from his father, William Pitt the Elder, who had also previously served as prime minister. Pitt's prime ministerial tenure, which came during the reign of King George III , was dominated by major political events in Europe, including the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars .

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › William-Pitt-the-YoungerWilliam Pitt, the Younger | Prime Minister of UK & Reforms

    Aug 30, 2024 · William Pitt, the Younger 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. William Pitt was the second son of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham, a famous statesman

  3. www.bbc.co.uk › history › historic_figuresHistory - Historic Figures: Pitt the Younger (1759 - 1806) - BBC

    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.

  4. www.gov.uk › history › past-prime-ministersWilliam Pitt 'The Younger' - GOV.UK

    May 8, 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.

  5. www.britannica.com › United-Kingdom › William-Pitt-the-YoungerWilliam Pitt the Younger - Britannica

    Sep 27, 2024 · United Kingdom - William Pitt, Prime Minister, Reforms: Pitt lived and died a bachelor, totally obsessed with political office. He was clever, single-minded, confident of his own abilities, and a natural politician. But perhaps his greatest asset in the early 1780s was his youth.

  6. www.britannica.com › summary › William-Pitt-the-YoungerWilliam Pitt, the Younger summary | Britannica

    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

  7. history.blog.gov.uk › 2015/09/16 › william-pitt-the-youngerWilliam Pitt the Younger (Whig/Tory 1783-1801, 1804-1806)

    Sep 16, 2015 · William Pitt (the younger) was born on 28 May 1759 at Hayes Place, Kent, the second son of William Pitt (the elder), later 1st Earl of Chatham and himself Prime Minister. He matriculated at...

  8. www.historytoday.com › william-pitt-youngerWilliam Pitt the Younger - History Today

    Pitt the Younger's governments financed the First (1793) and Second (1798) Coalitions against France and introduced social and administrative reforms. He resigned because of George III's hostility to Catholic emancipation (1801), but returned in 1804 to lead the fight against Bonaparte.

  9. www.museumofpm.org › prime-ministers › william-pitt-the-youngerWilliam Pitt the Younger - Museum of the Prime Minister

    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.

  10. www.encyclopedia.com › william-pitt-youngerWilliam Pitt The Younger - Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · William Pitt the Younger. The English statesman William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) introduced important financial and administrative reforms, girded England for war against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and attempted to solve the perennial Irish problem.