The title Earl of Chatham, in the County of Kent, was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1766 for William Pitt the Elder on his appointment as Lord Privy Seal, along with the subsidiary title Viscount Pitt, of Burton Pynsent in the County of Somerset. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 &ndash 11 May 1778 was a British Whig Statesman who achieved his greatest fame as The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the The 1st Earl's wife, the former Lady Hester Grenville, daughter of the 1st Countess Temple, had earlier been created Baroness Chatham, of Chatham in the County of Kent, also in the Peerage of Great Britain, in 1761, as at that stage her husband had wished to remain a member of the House of Commons. Hester Pitt Countess of Chatham and 1st Baroness Chatham ( 8 November 1720 &ndash 9 April 1803) was the wife of William Pitt Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple 2nd Viscountess Cobham (c 1690&ndash1752 was an English noblewoman Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Their eldest son inherited the Earldom and Viscountcy in 1778 and the Barony in 1803. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Upon his death all three titles became extinct.
The title Baron Chatham had been created before, in the Peerage of England, for the 2nd Duke of Argyll, as a subsidiary title of the Earldom of Greenwich. The Peerage of England comprises all Peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. Field Marshal John Campbell 2nd Duke of Argyll 1st Duke of Greenwich KG ( October 10, 1678 – October 4, 1743) known The title Duke of Argyll was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United The Duke was later created Duke of Greenwich in the Peerage of Great Britain. The title Baron Greenwich was created in 1947 for Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Barons Chatham (1705)
Barons Chatham (1761)
- Hester Pitt, 1st Baroness Chatham (1720-1803)
- John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, 2nd Baron Chatham (1756-1835)
Earls of Chatham (1766)
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Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Field Marshal John Campbell 2nd Duke of Argyll 1st Duke of Greenwich KG ( October 10, 1678 – October 4, 1743) known Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Hester Pitt Countess of Chatham and 1st Baroness Chatham ( 8 November 1720 &ndash 9 April 1803) was the wife of William Pitt Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Pitt 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG, PC ( 9 October 1756 - 24 September 1835) was the eldest son of William Pitt the Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 &ndash 11 May 1778 was a British Whig Statesman who achieved his greatest fame as Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or John Pitt 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG, PC ( 9 October 1756 - 24 September 1835) was the eldest son of William Pitt the Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The title of Earl of Londonderry has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Camelford, Baron of Boconnoc, in the County of Cornwall, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic