Henry Addington Biography and Timeline

Birth of Henry Addington

Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician

Birth of Henry Addington

Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament

Speaker of House of Commons

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Role range: 1789-1801

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Peace

England keeps Ceylon & Trinidad & Malta restored to the Knights of St John.

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Peace

France keeps her continental conquests.

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Peace

Great Britain recognises the French Republic, the consequent peace, which lasted only one year, is the only period during which Great Britain was not at war with France during the so-called Great French War.

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Peace

Signed by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Rule of Ceylon

Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain is awarded Ceylon

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Rule of Trinidad

Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain is awarded Trinidad

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

League of Armed Neutrality

The British Fleet shells the Danish Fleet & breaks the League of Armed Neutrality

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Neutrality

The British Fleet shells the Danish Fleet & breaks the League of Armed Neutrality

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Resignation of William Pitt the Younger

Pitt resigns from after his failure to achieve Catholic emancipation & Addington is chosen to succeed him

Role range: 1789-1801

Treaty of Amiens

Together with the Treaty of Lun‚ville (1801) the Treaty of Amiens marks the end of the Second Coalition

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Capture of Great Britain

Britain captures Aden from the Turks, used as a refuelling station en-route to India

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Health Reform

The Health & Morals of Apprentices Act, 1st textile workhouse children regulations

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Reform of Workplace Conditions

The Health & Morals of Apprentices Act, 1st textile workhouse children regulations

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Rule of Aden

Britain captures Aden from the Turks, used as a refuelling station en-route to India

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Rule of Cape Colony

Britain returns Cape Colony to the Dutch

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Rule of Malacca

Britain returns Malacca to the Dutch

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Neutrality

Under the Treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Rule of Cape Colony

Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Rule of Egypt

Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Rule of Malta

Under the Treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Rule of West Indies

Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Treaty of Amiens

Under the Treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Treaty of Amiens

An unfavourable peace is signed with France which quickly breaks down and leads to Pitt's return to power

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Treaty of Amiens

The Treaty is made possible by William Pitt's resignation on a separate issue with Addington replacing him, the British negotiators are led by Robert Jenkinson, Lord Liverpool.

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Treaty of Amiens

The Treaty of Amiens confirms "peace, friendship, and good understanding" and arranges for the restoration of prisoners and hostages.

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Treaty of Amiens

Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt.

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1801-1804

Resignation of Henry Addington

Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain

Role range: 1763-1809 – 1801-1804

Six Acts Parliamentary Discussions

Parliament debated restrictive legislation after the Peterloo massacre, leaving a record of arguments over public assembly and press freedom.

Death of Henry Addington

Death of Henry Addington