William Pitt den ældre
| The Right Honourable William Pitt 1. jarl af Chatham | |
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 Portræt af William Pitt, ca. 1754 | |
| Storbritanniens premierminister | |
| Embedsperiode 30. juli 1766 – 14. oktober 1768 | |
| Monark | George III |
| Foregående | Markisen af Rockingham |
| Efterfulgt af | Hertugen af Grafton |
| Personlige detaljer | |
| Født | 15. november 1708 London, Storbritannien |
| Død | 11. maj 1778 (69 år) Bromley, Storbritannien |
| Gravsted | Westminster Abbey |
| Politisk parti | Whig-partiet |
| Ægtefælle | Hester Pitt (1708/1754-1778) |
| Børn | William Pitt den yngre, John Pitt, Hester Stanhope, Harriet Pitt, James Charles Pitt  |
| Mor | Harriet Villiers |
| Far | Robert Pitt |
| Søskende | Thomas Pitt fra Boconnoc |
| Uddannelsessted | Eton College Utrecht Universitet Trinity College |
| Beskæftigelse | Politiker |
| Religion | Den engelske kirke |
| Udmærkelser | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Underskrift |  |
| Informationen kan være hentet fra Wikidata. | |
William Pitt, 1. jarl af Chatham, kendt som William Pitt den ældre, (født 15. november 1708, død 11. maj 1778) var en britisk statsmand tilknyttet Whig-partiet. Han var statssekretær under Syvårskrigen og senere premierminister i perioden 1766-68.
Den amerikanske by Pittsburgh er opkaldt efter William Pitt. Han kaldes den ældre for at skelne ham fra hans søn, William Pitt den yngre, der var premierminister 1783-1801 og 1804-06.
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Portrait of the British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), at three-quarter length, grey wig falling behind shoulders; rich brown velvet suit, white cravat, shirt and wrist ruffles; on the table an inkstand, pen and papers, a letter in his right hand; brown interior background; lit from left.
Portrait of the British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), at three-quarter length, grey wig falling behind shoulders; rich brown velvet suit, white cravat, shirt and wrist ruffles; on the table an inkstand, pen and papers, a letter in his right hand; brown interior background; lit from left.
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Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the style used by the Government of Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2022 (as used in all places except Scotland).
| “ | Quarterly, First and Fourth Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure (for England), Second quarter Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory Gules (for Scotland), Third quarter Azure a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland), the whole surrounded by the Garter; for a Crest, the imperial crown Proper; for Supporters, dexter a lion rampant guardant Or crowned as the Crest, sinister a unicorn Argent armed, crined and unguled Proper, gorged with a coronet Or composed of crosses patée and fleurs de lys a chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back also Or; Motto 'Dieu et mon Droit’ ('God and my Right') below the shield. | ” |
- PINCHES, J.H & R.V., The Royal Heraldry of England, 1974, Heraldry Today.