George III

king of Great Britain
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Also known as: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, George William Frederick
Quick Facts
In full:
George William Frederick
German:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
Born:
June 4 [May 24, Old Style], 1738, London
Died:
January 29, 1820, Windsor Castle, near London (aged 81)
Founder:
Royal Academy of Arts
House / Dynasty:
House of Hanover
Role In:
American Revolution

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, after the struggle against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, emerged as a leading power in Europe. During the last years of his life (from 1811) he was intermittently mad, and his son, the future George IV, acted as regent. George III was the son of ...(100 of 2862 words)