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5 days ago · The Coronation: A celebration of sovereignty. Coronations have been a cornerstone of British history since 1066. They represent not just the ascension of a new monarch, but a unique moment...
23 hours ago · 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 ...
- 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820
- Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
4 days ago · The Most Honourable Order of the Bath [2] is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. [3] The name derives from an elaborate medieval ceremony for preparing a candidate to receive his knighthood, of which ritual bathing (as a symbol of purification) was an element.
- Service to the Crown
- currently constituted
- 18 May 1725; 298 years ago
- Tria juncta in uno ('Three joined in one') (Civil Division), Ich dien (Military Division)
1 day ago · The Princess of Wales from 1795 to 1820, Caroline of Brunswick was also the Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover for a short period of time and was the wife of King George IV from 1820 until ...
4 days ago · George became king in January 1820 on the death of his father, having been regent for nine years to that point. His coronation took place on 19 July 1821, and was exceptionally lavish, costing £243,000. George undertook such an extravagant ceremony in order to outdo which European ruler's coronation? Hint
2 days ago · Overseas told how Queen Salote Tupou III was educated at the Diocesan High School for Girls in Auckland and succeeded her father, King George Tupou III, at the age of 18 - in 1918. “ In the previous year, she had married her cousin, Prince Uilami (William) Tungi, who served as Prime Minister from 1923 until his death in 1941.
