King george iii of england biography
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George III
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
For other uses, see George III (disambiguation).
| George III | |
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Coronation portrait, 1762 | |
| Reign | 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820 |
| Coronation | 22 September 1761 |
| Predecessor | George II |
| Successor | George IV |
| Regent | George, Prince of Wales (1811–1820) |
| Born | (1738-06-04)4 June 1738 [NS][c] Norfolk House, St James's Square, London, England |
| Died | 29 January 1820(1820-01-29) (aged 81) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England |
| Burial | 16 February 1820 Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle |
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| Issue | |
| House | Hanover |
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Wales |
| Mother | Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
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George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1
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George III
(1738-1820)
Who Was George III?
A member of the Hanover dynasty, which ruled England for almost two centuries, George III was the King of Great Britain during some of the nation’s most tumultuous years, including those of the American Revolutionary War. In 1788, illness brought on a mental breakdown, but he briefly recovered, regaining popularity and admiration for his virtue and steady leadership through the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Ultimately, recurring bouts of insanity led Parliament to enact regency to his son, and George III lived his final years with sporadic periods of lucidity, until his death in 1820.
Early Life
Born prematurely on June 4, 1738, to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the sickly prince wasn’t expected to live and was baptized the same day. At the time, it seemed unlikely that George William Frederick would one day become King George III, the longest-ruling monarch English before Queen Victoria an
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King George III
As King of Great Britain during the American Revolution, George III has become to many Americans a byword for tyranny and the arrogance of the old European aristocracy. The popular musical Hamilton, for instance, portrays the King as a vain figure. Others, meanwhile, have emphasized the mental illness he struggled with later in life, emblazoned in the public consciousness in films like The Madness of King George. But his life and current reputation in Britain, paints a portrait of a far more complicated figure. His 59-year reign was the longest in English history up to that point and remains surpassed only by those of his granddaughter Victoria and the current monarch Elizabeth II. The legacy of that reign, during which he presided over some of the most important events in world history, and George’s domestic life during it, remains a controversial yet fascinating subject for histo