George III of the United Kingdom
| George III | |||||
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 Portrait by Allan Ramsay, 1762 | |||||
| King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; King of Hanover; prev. King of Great Britain and Ireland; Elector of Hanover | |||||
| Reign | 25 October 1760 - 29 January 1820 | ||||
| Coronation | 22 September 1761 | ||||
| Predecessor | George II | ||||
| Successor | George IV | ||||
| Burial | 16 February 1820 | ||||
| Spouse | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Issue | George IV Frederick, Duke of York William IV Charlotte, Princess Royal Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent Princess Augusta Sophia Princess Elizabeth Ernest Augustus I of Hanover Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge Princess Mary Princess Sophia Prince Octavius Prince Alfred Princess Amelia | ||||
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| House | House of Hanover | ||||
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Wales | ||||
| Mother | Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | ||||
George III (born George William Frederick, 4 June 1738 - 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801. He was then King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death.
During George III's reign, his home country lost many of its colonies in North America (they became the United States), and his two kingdoms Great Britain and Ireland were merged into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Also during his reign Great Britain and its successor the United Kingdom were at war with republican and Napoleonic France and won the war against it. Also during George III's reign his land in Hanover, Germany became a kingdom. He suffered from periodic bouts of insanity. One of these caused a regency crisis in 1788 during which the kingdom of Ireland attempted unsuccessfully to nominate his son George IV as regent. He quickly recovered preventing this.[1]
Because of "his plain, homely, thrifty manners and tastes", George III has been nicknamed Farmer George.
- ↑ Ireland and the British Empire ed. Kenny, Kevin Oxford University Press 2004 page 79
Ancestors
[change | change source]| George III of the United Kingdom | Father: Frederick, Prince of Wales |
Paternal Grandfather: George II of Great Britain |
Paternal Great-grandfather: George I of Great Britain |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle | |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Caroline of Ansbach |
Paternal Great-grandfather: John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | ||
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Princess Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach | |||
| Mother: Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
Maternal Grandfather: Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels | |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Prince Charles of Anhalt-Zerbst | ||
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Sophie of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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