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Grenville first won election to the [[UnitedKingdom/Parliament|Parliament]] in 1741. He was a member of the [[UnitedKingdom/WhigParty|Patriot Whigs]] and enjoyed mentorship and patronage of both [[UnitedKingdom/Frederick|Frederick]] and [[UnitedKingdom/RichardTemple|Temple]]. In 1754, [[UnitedKingdom/WilliamPitt|Pitt]] married Grenville's sister, '''Hester'''. Shortly thereafter, the peace established by the [[WorldHistory/WarOfAustrianSuccession|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]] fell apart. Border skirmishes in the Ohio territory escalated into the '''French and Indian War'''. [[Austria/MariaTheresa|Austria]] entered into a new alliance with [[France/LouisXV|France]]. [[Germany/FrederickII|Frederick the Great]] invaded Austria to seize Saxony and Bohemia, and Hanover stood between French armies and the emerging war front. The [[UnitedKingdom/ThomasPelhamHolles|Pelham-Holles]] government hoped to extend peace by signing defense agreements and subsidizing the defense of Hanover and other continental allies. Pitt went public with his disagreements, and was thus dismissed from government; Grenville followed him and resigned. |
George Grenville
George Grenville was a Whig politician and member of the Parliament in Great Britain.
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Grenville first won election to the Parliament in 1741. He was a member of the Patriot Whigs and enjoyed mentorship and patronage of both Frederick and Temple.
In 1754, Pitt married Grenville's sister, Hester.
Shortly thereafter, the peace established by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle fell apart. Border skirmishes in the Ohio territory escalated into the French and Indian War. Austria entered into a new alliance with France. Frederick the Great invaded Austria to seize Saxony and Bohemia, and Hanover stood between French armies and the emerging war front. The Pelham-Holles government hoped to extend peace by signing defense agreements and subsidizing the defense of Hanover and other continental allies. Pitt went public with his disagreements, and was thus dismissed from government; Grenville followed him and resigned.
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