Pitt family

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The Pitt family were an English aristocratic family whose members included the Earls of Chatham, the Earls of Londonderry and the Barons Camelford.[1] The family produced two British Prime Ministers: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and his son William Pitt the Younger.

The family's fortunes were boosted greatly by

Governor of Madras acquired the Regent Diamond
and sold it on at a great profit in 1717.

Coat of arms

Pitt Coat of Arms


Family tree

Family tree
John Pitt
(died 1602)
Sir
William Pitt

(died 1636)
Thomas Pitt
Edward Pitt
(died 1643)
The Rev. John Pitt
(died 1672)
George Pitt
(1625–1694)
John PittThomas Pitt
(1653–1726)
John Pitt

(died 1754)
Thomas Pitt, 2nd Earl of Londonderry
(died 1734)
Ridgeway Pitt, 3rd Earl of Londonderry
(died 1765)
Lady Hester Pitt
(1755–1780)
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
(1756–1835)
William Pitt the Younger
(1759–1806)
Anne Pitt
(1772–1864)
Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford
(1775–1804)
George Dean Pitt
(died 1851)

Other relatives

References

  1. ^ Primrose, Earl of Rosebery ·, Archibald Philip (1910). Chatham: His Early Life and Connections. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "NEDHAM, Robert (?1703-62), of Howbery Park, Oxon. and Mourne Park, co Down. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ "BECKFORD, Peter (?1739-1811), of Steepleton Iwerne, Dorset | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 17 April 2024.