George II of Great Britain

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George II of Great Britain was an 18th-century British king from the House of Hanover whose reign saw significant military conflicts, the expansion of British power, and the development of the modern parliamentary system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
Elector of Hanover
German person
King of Great Britain
King of Ireland
monarch
birthName Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Georg August
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
child Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Prince of Wales
surface form: Frederick, Prince of Wales

Louise of Great Britain
Duke of Cumberland
surface form: Prince William, Duke of Cumberland

Princess Amelia of Great Britain
Princess Caroline of Great Britain
Princess Mary of Great Britain
coronationDate 1727-10-11
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1683-11-10
dateOfDeath 1760-10-25
dynasty House of Hanover
surface form: Hanoverian dynasty
father George I of Great Britain
fullName George II of Great Britain self-linksurface differs
surface form: George Augustus
givenName George
knownFor being the last British monarch to lead troops in battle
reign during the development of the modern British parliamentary system
languageSpoken English
German
memberOf House of Hanover
monarchOf Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Ireland
mother Sophia Dorothea of Celle
notableBattle Battle of Dettingen
participatedIn Jacobite rising of 1715
surface form: Jacobite rising of 1745

Seven Years' War
War of Jenkins' Ear
War of the Austrian Succession
placeOfBirth Hanover
placeOfDeath Kensington Palace, London
surface form: Kensington Palace

London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Elector of Hanover
King of Great Britain
King of Ireland
predecessor George I of Great Britain
reignEnd 1760-10-25
reignStart 1727-06-11
religion Protestantism
spouse Caroline of Ansbach
successor George III of the United Kingdom

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Prince William, Duke of Cumberland father George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II of Great Britain
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland monarchServed George II of Great Britain
Prince of Great Britain monarchDuringUse George II of Great Britain
Music for the Royal Fireworks commissionedBy George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II of Great Britain
Music for the Royal Fireworks dedicatedTo George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II of Great Britain
Coronation Anthems dedicatedTo George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II of Great Britain
Coronation Anthems firstPerformedFor George II of Great Britain
Amelia father George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: Princess Amelia of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II
Amelia monarchDuringLifetime George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: Princess Amelia of Great Britain
Crown Colony of New Jersey headOfState George II of Great Britain
Caroline father George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: Caroline of Great Britain
Frederick, Prince of Wales father George II of Great Britain
Frederick, Prince of Wales heirOf George II of Great Britain
Frederick, Prince of Wales monarchFather George II of Great Britain
Caroline spouse George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: Caroline of Ansbach
Treaty of Seville signedUnderMonarch George II of Great Britain
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair monarchServed George II of Great Britain
Caroline of Ansbach (as Princess of Wales to Queen consort) spouse George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: Caroline of Ansbach
Caroline of Ansbach (as Princess of Wales to Queen consort) monarch George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: Caroline of Ansbach
Albemarle, 2nd Earl of Albemarle monarchServed George II of Great Britain
Sovereign of the Order of the Thistle previousHolder George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: George II
Prince George William of Great Britain father George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II of Great Britain
Treaty of Westminster (1756) signatory George II of Great Britain
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax monarchDuringService George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: George II
King's College charteredBy George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II of Great Britain
Covent Garden Theatre grantedPatentBy George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II
Amelia of Great Britain father George II of Great Britain
Amelia of Great Britain monarchDuringLifetime George II of Great Britain
Amelia of Great Britain childOf George II of Great Britain
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland monarchDuringTenure George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: George II
Dowager Princess of Wales associatedWith George II of Great Britain
Lord Halifax monarchServed George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Lord Rochford monarchServed George II of Great Britain
The Young Pretender opponent George II of Great Britain
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington monarchDuringTerm George II of Great Britain
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg notableMember George II of Great Britain
Georgian namedAfter George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: Georgian architecture
George (given name) associatedWith George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: George
this entity surface form: King George II of Great Britain
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose monarchServed George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II
John Montagu monarchDuringTerm George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich
this entity surface form: George II
Anna Amalia of Prussia relative George II of Great Britain
Princess Louisa of Great Britain father George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II of Great Britain
Mary grandsonOf George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
this entity surface form: King George II
Mary associatedMonarch George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
this entity surface form: King George II
Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach relative George II of Great Britain
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford monarchServed George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: George II