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Addington Resignation

When: April 1804
Where: London
Part of: Addington resigns and Pitt the Younger forms his second ministry (1804)

Henry Addington resigned as Prime Minister in late April 1804 due to the loss of his parliamentary majority and opposition from Pitt and Fox.

Addington's majority gradually evaporated as he faced the combined opposition of Pitt and Fox. His inability to manage this opposition led to his resignation in late April 1804, following a parliamentary putsch by the major factions.

Sources

William Pitt the Younger Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
Henry Addington Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13

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