William Pitt the Young person (May 28th 1759 - January 23rd 1806) is a British politician end of 18th and beginning of the 19th century. It was Prime Minister of Great Britain of 1783 with 1801, then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of 1804 until its death. It is called William Pitt the Young person to be distinguished from his father, William Pitt Old the, which was also a Prime Minister of Great Britain.

It enters to the communes in 1781 like " whig indépendant". In 1782 it accepts the function of Chancellor of the Exchequer. Directing the opposition, it is named minister by the king George III in 1783 at the 24 years age, which makes of it youngest the Prime Minister for the history.

The essence of its ministry is placed under the sign of the French revolution and its consequences. Initially favorable to the events, it adopts a preserving attitude as from 1791. In 1792 Great Britain enters in war and Pitt is with the head of the coalitions directed against France. It represses in blood the Irish rebellion of 1797-1798 and carries out the political integration of the island in the United Kingdom by the Acte of union in 1800. He is opposed to George III by wanting to grant to the Irish catholics the same civic rights that those of the Anglicans, and resigns in 1801.

After a few last years in the opposition it returns to the government of 1804 to 1806. It sets up with Russia and Austria the third coalition European and dies the following year, 47 years old. It contributed to develop and reinforce the function of Prime Minister who will become thereafter the heir to the majority of the prerogatives of the British monarch.

See too

• Conspiracy from abroad
• First coalition
• Second coalition
• Third coalition
• Fourth coalition
• Fifth coalition
• Sixth coalition
• Seventh coalition

External bonds

• Biography on the site of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom