 1738 - 1820 (81 years)
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| Name |
George III (William Frederick) Hanover |
| Title |
King of England |
| Birth |
4 Jun 1738 |
Norfolk House, St. James Square, London, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
29 Jan 1820 |
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Burial |
St. George Chap., Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England |
| Person ID |
I39277 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
Prince of Wales Frederick Louis Hanover, b. 31 Jan 1701, Hanover, Germany d. 31 Mar 1751, Leicester House, London, England (Age 50 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
of Saxe-Gotha Augusta, b. 30 Nov 1719, Gotha d. 8 Feb 1772, Carlton House (Age 52 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
8 May 1736 |
Chapel Royal, St. James |
| Family ID |
F14442 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Charlotte (Sophia) von Mecklenburg, b. 19 May 1744, Mirow, Mecklenburg Strelitz, Germany d. 17 Nov 1818, Kew Palace, Surrey, England (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Sep 1761 |
St James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F14432 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
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| Notes |
- George III of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (r. 1760-1820), who presided over the loss of Britain's American colonies. He was also elector of Hanover (1760-1815) and by decision of the Congress of Vienna, King of Hanover (1815-20). After the dismissal of several ministers who did not satisfy him, the king found a firm supporter in Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782. Lord North executed the royal policies that provoked the American Revolution. The unsuccessful conclusion of that protracted conflict forced North to resign, and during the government crisis that followed when three cabinets came and went in less than two years. The King himself was almost induced to abdicate. In 1809 the king became blind. As early as 1765 he had suffered an apparent dementia, and in 1788 his derangement recurred to such a degree that a regency bill was passed, but the king recovered the following year. In 1811 he succumbed hopelessly to this dementia and his son, later George IV, acted as a regent for the rest of his reign.
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