Historedia
Person

Lord Bute

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1762–1763

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Bute, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years' War in North America

    1762–1763

    Role: British prime minister from 1762 who pushed for a resolution to the war

    1. 1762 – 10 February 1763 · Great BritainLord Bute's Push for Peace

      After becoming British prime minister in 1762, Lord Bute pushed for a resolution to the war with France and Spain, fearing Britain could not govern its new territories.

    2. 1763 · Territorial exchanges under the Treaty of ParisCession of New France and Louisiana

      Through the treaty's land exchanges, France ceded Louisiana to Spain and the rest of New France to Great Britain, ending French possessions in North America.

    3. 10 February 1763 · Paris, where the treaty was signedSigning of the Treaty of Paris

      Great Britain, France, and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris on 10 February 1763, with Portugal in agreement, ending the Seven Years' War hostilities.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Paris (1763) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25