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George III(George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britainand Irelandfrom 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800unified Great Britainand Irelandinto the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-electorof Hanoverin the ...
Sep 14, 2024 · Ask the Chatbot a Question. George III (born June 4 [May 24, Old Style], 1738, London—died January 29, 1820, Windsor Castle, near London) was the king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820) and elector (1760–1814) and then king (1814–20) of Hanover, during a period when Britain won an empire in the Seven Years’ War but lost its ...
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George III was born on 4 June 1738 in London, son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. He became heir to the throne when his father died in 1751, succeeding his grandfather ...
Jul 3, 2023 · Here’s how he became the last king of America. Father of the empire. When 22-year-old King George III inherited his grandfather’s throne in 1760, he also inherited an empire that extended from ...
Nov 9, 2009 · George III became king of Great Britain and Ireland in 1760 following his grandfather George II’s death. In his accession speech to Parliament, the 22-year-old monarch played down his Hanoverian ...
Nov 4, 2021 · 1. He was the first Hanoverian monarch to be born in Britain. George III was born on 4 June 1738 at Norfolk House, St James’s Square in London. He was named in honour of George I, his great-grandfather and the first of the Hanoverian dynasty. When George III succeeded his grandfather, George II, in 1760, he became the third Hanoverian monarch.
Jul 16, 2015 · Shy and Inexperienced, George Becomes King. In 1760, George's grandfather suddenly died, and the 22-year-old became king. A year later, he married Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Though ...
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