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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 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
3 days ago · 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
Jul 16, 2015 · Royalty. Famous British People. George III. King George III ruled the British kingdom through turbulent times, including the American Revolutionary War, after which the colonies gained...
Nov 9, 2009 · England’s longest-ruling monarch before Queen Victoria, King George III (1738-1820) ascended the British throne in 1760. During his 59-year reign, he pushed through a British victory in the...
Apr 15, 2013 · George III is well known in children's history books for being the "mad king who lost America". In recent years, though, it has become fashionable among historians to put his "madness" down...
Jul 3, 2023 · By Parissa DJangi. July 03, 2023. • 8 min read. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The document not only proclaimed the sovereignty of the United...
He became heir to the throne on the death of his father in 1751, succeeding his grandfather, George II, in 1760. He was the third Hanoverian monarch and the first one to be born in England and to use English as his first language. George III is widely remembered for two things: losing the American colonies and going mad.
