page_title: George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers
section_title: Background and education
hierarchical_section_title: George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers / Background and education
caption_attribution_description: Stratfield Saye, Berks
context_page_description: George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers was an English diplomat and politician.
context_section_description: He was born in Geneva, the eldest son of George Pitt of Stratfieldsaye (today rendered Stratfield Saye), Hampshire, and his wife Mary Louise Bernier from Strasbourg. General Sir William Augustus Pitt was his younger brother. He was educated at Winchester College with attendance recorded in 1731 and matriculated on 26 September 1737 at Magdalen College, Oxford, being awarded an MA on 13 March 1739 and a DCL on 21 August 1745. He traveled on the continent from 1740 to 1742 and succeeded his father in 1745. He inherited Stratfield Saye House in Hampshire, making extensive alterations to the house and park.
caption: Stratfield Saye House
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