Ministry of All the Talents

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The Ministry of All the Talents was a short-lived British coalition government formed in 1806 that brought together leading politicians from different factions in an attempt to create a broadly based, reform-minded administration.

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Ministry of All the Talents canonical 1

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instanceOf British government ministry ⓘ
coalition government ⓘ
aimedFor broadly based administration ⓘ
political reconciliation ⓘ
reform-minded government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs All the Talents ministry ⓘ
areaServed Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
characterizedAs short-lived ⓘ
coalitionComponents Foxites, Grenvillites, Addingtonians and other independents ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
duration about 13 months ⓘ
endTime 1807-03-25 ⓘ
followedBy Ministry of the Duke of Portland ⓘ
foreignPolicyContext war with Napoleonic France ⓘ
formedBy William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville ⓘ
formedInContextOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
governmentNumber Ministry of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
governmentType coalition ministry ⓘ
headOfGovernment William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
includedFaction Addingtonians ⓘ
Foxite Whigs ⓘ
Grenvillite Whigs ⓘ
includedOfficeHolder Charles James Fox as Foreign Secretary ⓘ
linked to: Charles James Fox

Lord Erskine as Lord Chancellor ⓘ
Lord Howick (Charles Grey) as First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
Lord Sidmouth (Henry Addington) as Lord President of the Council ⓘ
introducedPolicy measures towards Catholic emancipation ⓘ
keyFigure Charles James Fox ⓘ
Lord Erskine ⓘ
Lord Grenville ⓘ
Lord Howick (Charles Grey) ⓘ
Lord Sidmouth (Henry Addington) ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
monarchDuringGovernment George III ⓘ
namedAfter phrase "All the Talents" ⓘ
notableFor abolition of the slave trade bill ⓘ
attempt to unite leading politicians from different factions ⓘ
passedLegislation Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ
politicalOrientation coalition of Whigs and moderate Tories ⓘ
precededBy Ministry of William Pitt the Younger ⓘ
primeMinister William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville ⓘ
reasonForFall dispute with George III over Catholic emancipation ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Westminster ⓘ
startTime 1806-02-11 ⓘ

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Lord Grenville → coLeaderOf → Ministry of All the Talents ⓘ