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May 1, 2024 · John George II: 24 July 1665: 1686–1698: 10 November 1698: Ernestine Saxe-Eisenach: Sophie Charlotte of Württemberg 20 September 1688 Kirchheim unter Teck no children: Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his brother. John George IV (Johann Georg IV) 18 October 1668: 12 September 1691 – 27 April 1694: 27 April 1694: Albertine ...
1 day ago · 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.
- 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820
- Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
May 4, 2024 · Price: £25.00. A detailed biography of George II in English has been needed for some time. His is one of the longer reigns of an early modern British monarch (1727–60), encompassing both the final military defeat of the Stuart cause in 1745, and the high point of the first British Empire.
Apr 24, 2024 · George III (born June 4 [May 24, Old Style], 1738, London—died January 29, 1820, Windsor Castle, near London) was the king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820) and elector (1760–1814) and then king (1814–20) of Hanover, during a period when Britain won an empire in the Seven Years’ War but lost its American colonies and then ...
- John Steven Watson
Apr 23, 2024 · Died: April 27, 1694, Dresden (aged 25) House / Dynasty: Wettin dynasty. John George IV (born Oct. 18, 1668, Dresden, Saxony—died April 27, 1694, Dresden) was the elector of Saxony (1691–94). At the beginning of his reign his chief adviser was Hans Adam von Schöning (1641–96), who counselled a union between Saxony and Brandenburg and a ...
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2 days ago · John Jay (December 23 [O.S. December 12], 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, diplomat, abolitionist, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1795 as the first chief justice of the United States and from 1795 to 1801 as the second governor of New York .
6 days ago · The kingly powers are also now seen to have remained significant; George III was not seeking a return to Stuart despotism, but merely using the prerogative authority left intact by the Revolution Settlement of 1689-1701. George II has been reassessed too. John Owen began the process in an important essay published in 1973.
