Pitt–Devonshire_ministry

Pitt–Devonshire ministry

Pitt–Devonshire ministry

Government of Great Britain

Not to be confused with the Pitt–Newcastle ministry, formed in July 1757 under Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle.

The government of Great Britain was under the joint leadership of William Pitt the Elder (in the House of Commons) and William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (in the House of Lords), between November 1756 and April 1757—when Pitt was dismissed by King George. The King disliked Pitt, but Pitt's influence in the Commons had led to his crucial appointment as Southern Secretary in a ministry nominally headed by Devonshire.[1]

Pitt–Devonshire ministry
Pitt (top) and Devonshire (bottom)

Ministry

Principal ministers of the Crown were as follows:

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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Leonard 2011, p. 65 Open access icon
  2. [2]
    Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 44
  3. [3]
    Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 44; Gazette 1757 Free access icon
  4. [4]
    Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 45 Closed access icon
  5. [5]
    Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 45 Closed access icon; Gazette 1757 Free access icon

References

  • Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
  • Leonard, Dick (2011), Eighteenth-Century British Premiers, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, LCCN 2011453406
  • "No. 9676", The London Gazette, 5 April 1757, p. 2
Preceded by Government of Great Britain
16 November 1756 – 6 April 1757 (1756-11-16 – 1757-04-06)		 Succeeded by
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