Pitt–Devonshire ministry
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The government of Great Britain was under the joint leadership of William Pitt the Elder and William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, between November 1756 and April 1757—when Pitt was dismissed by
William Pitt the Elder by William Hoare crop
William Hogarth William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, Later 4th Duke of Devonshire Google Art Project
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal Prime
Pitt–Devonshire ministry
…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 George II of Great Britain. The King disliked Pitt, but Pitt's…
Portrait by Thomas Hudson, c. 1750s
The Duke of Devonshire by Thomas Hudson, c. 1750s
The Duke of Devonshire