Why did Pitt have the support of George III
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- Pitt forms a government
- George III asked him to form government in December 1783
- Why did Pitt have the support of George III and why was this important?
- Why Pitt gained the majority and the advantage
- He had set out ideas for reform
- March 1784 he passed the Mutiny bill- an annual bill which confirmed the lagality of military discipline
- Refused to accept royal sinecures, posts with salary but no responsibility
- 1783 Bill designed to bolster the representation of the independant county members
- the king created new peers for pitt who were loyal to him
- pitt used royal patronage to reward his supporters
- He had gained respect and public recognition
- He had set out ideas for reform
- Why the King appointed Pitt?
- The king disliked the alliance between the Whigs and Lord North as he thought it was unprincipled
- Pitt had to govern to show that the king still had influence over his choice of ministers
- Nickanmed 'the mince pie' ministry, many thought it wouldn't last till after christmas
- Pitt reamined in power because of the king's confidence in him
- Why Pitt gained the majority and the advantage
- He was only 24 years old
- However his father was the Earl of Chatham, a leading British statesman
- father had been partially responsible for the victories in the seven years war
- However his father was the Earl of Chatham, a leading British statesman
- Been a member of parilament for only four years before this
- Became a lawyer in 1780 and became Mp for a 'Pocket borough'
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