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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James FitzGerald monarchDuringCreationOfDukedom George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany grandfather George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: George II
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany monarchDuringLife George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: George II
John Carteret monarchServed George II of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
Viscount Carteret associatedMonarch George II of Great Britain
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset monarchServed George II of Great Britain
Colonel Munro loyalTo George II of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George II