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This is the family tree of the British royal family, from James I (who united the crowns of England and Scotland) to the present monarch, Charles III. Before James VI and I. See Family tree of English monarchs, Family tree of Scottish monarchs, and Family tree of Welsh monarchs.
Family tree of British monarchs. Appearance. The following is a simplified family tree of the English, Scottish, and British monarchs. For more-detailed charts see: Family tree of English monarchs, from Alfred the Great and Æthelstan to James VI and I;
On the day of George III's death, 29 January 1820, the line of succession to the British throne was: George, Prince Regent, Prince of Wales (born 1762), eldest son of George III. Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (born 1763), second son of George III.
Two descendants of James II, the deposed Stuart King, threatened to take the throne in 1715 and 1745, and were supported by a number of 'Jacobites' throughout the realm. The term Jacobite is derived from 'Jacobus', the Latin form of 'James'.
George III is depicted wearing military uniform, although the coat, which should be a richer scarlet, has faded to a pale pink.
The miniature is a small copy of the King’s head from a painting by Allan Ramsay for the Marquess of Bute, a close friend of the Prince, which is still in the Bute collection.Jeremiah Meyer (1735-89) was born in Germany and his father was portrait painter to the Duke of Württemberg.
1 Athelstan was king of Wessex and the first king of all England. 2 James VI of Scotland became also James I of England in 1603. Upon accession to the English throne, he styled himself "King of Great Britain" and was so proclaimed.
