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Who was the Prime Minister when Castlereagh pushed for the Act of Union?

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  • William Pitt

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William Pitt the Younger was Prime Minister of Great Britain when Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, pushed for the Act of Union in 1798. Castlereagh, who was then Foreign Secretary, was a key figure in the negotiations that led to the Act, which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
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