William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam in Ireland, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam in Great Britain (30 May 1748 - 8 February 1833) was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Fitzwilliam, who inherited his peerage at the age of eight, studied at Eton College, where he became friends with Charles James Fox and Lord Morpeth, who would later become Earl of Carlisle. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys located in Eton, Berkshire near Windsor in England, located about a mile north of Windsor Castle. ... The Right Honourable Charles James Fox (January 24, 1749 - September 13, 1806) was an English politician. ... Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (May 28, 1748 - September 4, 1825), was an English diplomat and the son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle. ...

Fitzwilliam was the nephew of Lord Rockingham, leader of the Old Whig opposition faction in the 1760s and 1770s, and when Rockingham died in 1782, Fitzwilliam inherited his estates (making him one of the greatest landowners in the country), as well as taking up his uncle's role as a major leader of the Whigs. In the Lords, Fitzwilliam was one of the leading supporters of the Fox-North coalition government, being considerably more effective than the nominal leader of the government, the Duke of Portland. Fitzwilliam was to have become head of the India board under the ministry's ill-fated India bill, but the failure of the bill led to the fall of the ministry, and Fitzwilliam found himself in opposition. Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (May 13, 1730 – July 1, 1782) was a British politician, most notable for his two terms as Whig Prime Minister of Great Britain. ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable Charles James Fox (January 24, 1749 - September 13, 1806) was an English politician. ... Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (April 13, 1732–August 5, 1792), more often known by his earlier title, Lord North, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, and a major actor in the American Revolution. ... William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, (April 14, 1738 - October 30, 1809) was a British statesman and Prime Minister. ...

After the fall of the coalition, Fitzwilliam became one of the leading opposition figures in the House of Lords, and generally played the role of a Whig grandee. A fairly conservative Whig, Fitzwilliam was horrified by the excesses of the French Revolution, but also concerned to maintain party unity and his own friendship with Fox. Fitzwilliam nevertheless supported the war against the French, and agreed with the decision of Portland, the leader of the anti-Foxite Whigs, to break with Fox and his supporters and support Pitt. Nevertheless, Fitzwilliam was reluctant for the Portland group to actually join the government, although he ultimately joined on as Lord President in July 1794. Shortly thereafter, he was made also Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In Ireland, Fitzwilliam attempted to push through Catholic emancipation, and aroused controversy in the cabinet by his attempts to provide patronage to Irish Whigs. He was dismissed almost immediately upon arriving in February 1795. The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759–23 January 1806) was a British politician during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. ... The Office of Lord President of the Council is a British cabinet position, the holder of which acts as Presiding officer of the Privy Council. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (also known as the Viceroy or in the Middle Ages as the Lord Deputy) was the head of Englands (pre-1707) or Britains (post 1707) administration in Ireland. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

After his dismissal, Fitzwilliam, blaming Portland for his dismissal, returned to opposition and eventually reconciled with Fox. In the Ministry of All the Talents of 1806 to 1807, Fitzwilliam was once again Lord President, and then minister without portfolio, and he continued as a leading Whig in opposition, although he became gradually less politically involved, and did not join the government when the Whigs finally returned to power in 1830. He died in 1833. William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1806-1807. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

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