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    Signature. 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 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector ...

  2. Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. King George III (born George William Frederick, 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 to 1 January 1801, when he became King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was also Elector of Hanover, which made him a Prince of the Holy Roman ...

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  4. Jan 24, 2023 · Definition. George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) was the third of the Hanoverian monarchs, and he remains the longest-reigning king in British history. His six decades on the throne saw the creation of the United Kingdom, the loss of the 13 American colonies, but massive expansion of the British Empire elsewhere, and great victories such ...

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    George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire before becoming King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was a monarch of the House of ...

  6. 12 Aug 1762. Future George IV of Great Britian is born in St. James’ Palace . 1768. George III of Great Britain helps found the Royal Academy of the Arts. Apr 1770. Captain James Cook lands in Australia. Dec 1773. At the Boston Tea Party American colonists protest at the import duties on tea. 1775 - 1783.

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  7. Mar 24, 2021 · George III began his life in London, born in June 1738, the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and his wife Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. When he was still just a young man, his father died at the age of forty-four, leaving George to become heir apparent. Now seeing the line of succession differently, the king offered his grandson St James’s Palace ...

  8. Peers of the Realm. Mistress of the Robes. The coronation of George III and his wife Charlotte as King and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Tuesday, 22 September 1761, about two weeks after they were married in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. The day was marked by errors and omissions; a ...

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