Earl of Chatham

E13327

human noble title

The Earl of Chatham is the noble title held by William Pitt the Elder, the influential 18th-century British statesman and orator who served as Prime Minister and led Britain during the Seven Years' War.

Aliases (1)

William Pitt the Elder ×37

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → noble title →
alsoKnownAs	Pitt the Elder → The Earl of Chatham → The Great Commoner →
associatedWith	British government → House of Lords → Seven Years' War →
associatedWithEvent	Seven Years' War →
child	William Pitt the Younger →
citizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain → Kingdom of Great Britain →
familyName	Pitt →
fieldOfWork	foreign policy → military strategy → politics →
firstHolder	William Pitt the Elder →
givenName	William →
influenced	British imperial expansion →
memberOf	House of Commons of Great Britain → House of Lords →
monarchDuringTerm	George II of Great Britain → George III of the United Kingdom →
namedAfter	Chatham, Kent →
nobleFamily	Pitt family →
nobleTitle	Earl of Chatham → Viscount Pitt →
notableFor	influential parliamentary oratory → leadership during the Seven Years' War →
occupation	Prime Minister of Great Britain → orator → statesman →
parliamentaryConstituency	Aldborough → Bath → Buckingham → Okehampton → Old Sarum → Seaford →
peerage	Peerage of Great Britain →
politicalAlignment	Whig →
positionHeld	Leader of the House of Commons → Lord Privy Seal → Prime Minister of Great Britain → Secretary of State for the Southern Department →
spouse	Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham →
status	extinct title →
titleHolder	John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham → William Pitt the Elder →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pitt the Elder → William Pitt the Elder → William Pitt the Elder →	nobleTitle
Countess of Chatham →	associatedTitle
Pitt family →	hasTitle
The Great Commoner →	hasTitleOfReferent