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Death of William Pitt

When: 23 January 1806
Where: Bowling Green House, Putney Heath
Part of: Lord Grenville becomes Prime Minister after Pitt's death

William Pitt the Younger died on 23 January 1806 at Bowling Green House, likely from peptic ulceration.

Pitt died unmarried and without children. His death ended his second term as Prime Minister, which had begun in May 1804. He had been worn down by a narrow majority and the ongoing war in Europe.

Sources

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

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