George III of the United Kingdom

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George III of the United Kingdom was the long-reigning 18th–19th century British king best known for overseeing the loss of the American colonies and for periods of mental illness that led to his son serving as regent.


Statements (70)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Hanover
King of Great Britain
King of Hanover
King of the United Kingdom
human
monarch
associatedEvent American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
birthDate 1738-06-04
birthPlace Norfolk House, St James's Square, London
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
child Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Charlotte, Princess Royal
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
George IV of the United Kingdom
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Prince Alfred of Great Britain
Prince Octavius of Great Britain
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
William IV of the United Kingdom
coronationDate 1761-09-22
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1820-01-29
deathPlace Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
depictedBy Allan Ramsay portrait of George III
education tutored privately at Leicester House
era Georgian era
father Frederick, Prince of Wales
fullName George William Frederick
givenName George
grandfather George II of Great Britain
grandmother Caroline of Ansbach
healthCondition recurrent mental illness
heirApparent George, Prince of Wales
house Hanover
knownFor Napoleonic Wars era kingship
long reign during the late 18th and early 19th centuries
loss of the Thirteen American Colonies
periods of mental illness
languageSpoken English
German
marriageDate 1761-09-08
monarchOf Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Hanover
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
mother Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
nobleFamily House of Hanover
predecessor George II of Great Britain
regencyPeriod 1811-02-05/1820-01-29
regent George, Prince of Wales (later George IV)
reignEnd 1820-01-29
reignStart 1760-10-25
religion Church of England
Protestantism
signature George III signature image (facsimile)
spouse Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
style His Majesty
succeededByAsKingOfHanover George IV of the United Kingdom
successor George IV of the United Kingdom
successorAsElectorOfHanover George IV of the United Kingdom
title Elector of Hanover
King of Great Britain and Ireland
King of Hanover
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Referenced by (147)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Arthur Phillip ("George III")
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ("George III")
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham ("George III")
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford ("George III")
Frederick North, Lord North ("George III")
Lord Wellesley ("George III")
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool ("George III")
Spencer Perceval ("George III")
Spencer Perceval ("George III")
The Duke of Grafton ("George III")
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland ("King George III")
William Pitt the Elder ("George III")
William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt the Younger ("George III")
monarchDuringTerm
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Charlotte, Princess Royal
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
George IV of the United Kingdom
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Prince Alfred of Great Britain ("King George III")
Prince Octavius of Great Britain ("King George III")
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom ("King George III")
William IV ("George III")
father
Baron Nelson ("George III")
King of Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Ireland
Lord North ("George III")
Province of North Carolina ("King George III")
Second creation of the Earl of Orford ("King George III")
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire ("George III")
monarch
George Square ("King George III")
Georgetown, Guyana ("King George III")
Georgian architecture
Georgian era
King George Island ("King George III of the United Kingdom")
King’s Royal Regiment of New York ("the King of Great Britain")
namedAfter
Acts of Union 1800 ("George III")
Seditious Meetings Act 1819 ("George III")
Slave Trade Act 1807 ("George III")
Tea Act ("George III")
Training Prevention Act 1819 ("George III")
monarchAtEnactment
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Prince Alfred of Great Britain ("George III")
Prince Octavius of Great Britain ("George III")
Princess Amelia of Great Britain ("George III of Great Britain")
Princess Caroline of Great Britain ("George III of Great Britain")
monarchDuringLifetime
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ("George III")
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis ("George III")
Edward Hawke ("George III of Great Britain")
Guy Carleton ("George III")
monarchServed
Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover ("George III of the United Kingdom as King of Hanover")
Royal Arms of the United Kingdom used 1714–1801
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) ("King George III")
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837) ("King George III")
usedBy
John Burgoyne ("King George III")
King’s Royal Regiment of New York ("King George III of Great Britain")
Loyalist militias ("George III of Great Britain")
allegiance
Edward Hawke ("George III")
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich ("George III")
William Tryon ("King George III")
monarchDuringService
Declaration and Resolves ("King George III")
Olive Branch Petition ("King George III")
addressedTo
Frederick North, Lord North ("King George III")
Norfolk House, St James's Square, London
associatedWith
Order of Saint Patrick ("George III")
Royal Academy of Arts ("King George III")
foundedBy
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge ("King George III")
Queen Victoria ("George III")
grandfather
Province of New Hampshire ("King George III")
United Colonies ("George III")
headOfState
Royal Proclamation of 1763
Royal Proclamation of 1763 ("King of Great Britain")
issuedBy
American Loyalists ("King George III")
James Wright
loyalTo
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain ("George III")
Upper Canada ("George III")
monarchDuringExistence
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Cornwall ("King George III")
notableHolder
Benjamin West ("King George III")
First voyage of James Cook ("King George III")
patron
Stamp Act 1765 ("George III")
Sugar Act 1764 ("King George III")
signedBy
George II of Great Britain
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ("George III")
successor
Buckingham Palace ("King George III")
acquiredBy
Petition to the King ("King George III")
addressee
Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774) ("King George III")
addressesTo
Coronation of George III
category
The Madness of King George ("King George III")
character
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
child
American Revolutionary War ("King George III")
commander
Coronation of George III ("George III")
coronationOathTakenBy
Marquess of Lansdowne ("King George III")
createdBy
Allan Ramsay portrait of George III
depicts
Administration of Justice Act 1774 ("George III")
enactedByMonarch
Hamilton ("King George III")
featuresCharacter
George III of the United Kingdom ("George William Frederick")
fullName
Royal Society of Edinburgh ("George III")
grantedBy
American Revolutionary era ("King George III")
hasKeyFigure
House of Hanover
hasMonarch
Norfolk House, St James's Square, London
hasNotableResident
Georgian era ("reign of George III of the United Kingdom")
hasPart
George IV of the United Kingdom
heirApparentTo
Duke of Lancaster ("George III")
heldBy
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire ("George III")
heldOfficeUnder
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales ("King George III")
issuedOnBehalfOf
King of Ireland
lastMonarch
The Madness of King George
mainSubject
Coronation of George III ("George III")
monarchCrowned
New York Colony ("George III of Great Britain")
monarchDuringColonialPeriod
Quebec Act ("George III")
monarchDuringEnactment
Lord Liverpool ministry ("George III")
monarchDuringGovernment
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
monarchDuringLife
Province of South Carolina ("George III of Great Britain")
monarchDuringRoyalColony
Jay Treaty ("George III")
monarchOfBritainAtTime
St James's Palace, London ("George III")
monarchResided
Colin Campbell ("George III")
monarchServedUnder
Earl of Liverpool ("George III")
monarchWhoCreatedTitle
Welf
notableMember
Crown of Ireland ("George III")
notableMonarch
Buckingham House ("King George III")
notableResident
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
notableRuler
Secretary of State for War ("King George III")
officeCreatedBy
Secretary of State for War ("George III")
officeCreatedUnderMonarch
Gordon Riots ("King George III")
opposedBy
Prince Alfred of Great Britain ("King George III")
parent
George IV of the United Kingdom
predecessor
House of Welf
producedMonarch
Buckingham House ("King George III")
purchasedBy
Definitive Treaty of Peace ("King George III")
ratifiedBy
Slave Trade Act 1807 ("George III")
reign
Olive Branch Petition ("King George III")
rejectedBy
Battle of Copenhagen (1801) ("King George III of the United Kingdom")
relatedPerson
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales ("King George III")
relatedTo
William I, Elector of Hesse
relative
Treaty of Paris (1783) ("George III of Great Britain")
representedMonarch
Horace Mann ("George III of Great Britain")
servedUnderMonarch
Treaty of Paris (1783)
signedDuringReignOf
Order of Saint Patrick ("George III")
sovereign
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
spouse
Allan Ramsay portrait of George III ("King of Great Britain")
subjectTitle
George III of the United Kingdom ("King of Hanover")
title
Alexander Mackenzie ("King George III")
titleGrantedBy

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