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Apr 27, 2021 · The second Hanoverian monarch, King George II ascended the British throne on his detested father’s death on 11th June 1727. His reign saw wars at home (Jacobite Rebellion of 1745) and abroad…. In October 1727, a second Hanoverian king was crowned at Westminster Abbey, George II, succeeding his father and continuing the battle of ...
November 11, 1760. Westminster Abbey, London. George II (George Augustus; 10, November 1683 – October 25, 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from June 11, 1727 until his death. He was the last British monarch to have been born outside ...
On 10 November 1683, their first child and only son, George Augustus, was born. When George Louis was King of Great Britain, George Augustus was the Prince of Wales. When the father died, the son became king, as George II . On 16 March 1687, their second child and only daughter was born. She was called Sophia Dorothea, after her mother.
Dec 22, 2021 · George I was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death in 1727, and of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (also known as Hanover, after its capital), in present-day northern Germany, from 1698 until his death. The first of three Hanoverian monarchs in Britain, George I gained the throne after several royal deaths ...
Jan 11, 2022 · George II: key dates and facts. Born: 10 November 1683, in Hanover, Germany. Died: 25 October 1760, in London, England. Reigned: King of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince-Elector of Hanover, 1727-60. Parents: George I of Great Britain and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. Spouse: Caroline of Ansbach (m1705–37)
George II, King of Great Britain (1683-1760) George II was the only son of George I; like his father, after his accession he continued to spend much time in Hanover. In 1705 he married Caroline of Ansbach (died 1737); their children included Frederick, Prince of Wales, and William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.
George II of Great Britain (r. 1727-1760) was the second of the Hanoverian monarchs, and like his father George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727), he faced a Jacobite rebellion to restore the Stuart line. Wars in Europe and beyond drained resources but ultimately led to Britain holding many key colonies in the now truly global game of empires.
