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.

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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, England
surface form: 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
Duke of York
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
surface form: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
depictedBy Allan Ramsay portrait of George III
education tutored privately at Leicester House
era Georgian era
father Prince of Wales
surface form: Frederick, Prince of Wales
fullName George III of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: George William Frederick
givenName George
grandfather George II of Great Britain
grandmother Caroline of Ansbach
healthCondition recurrent mental illness
heirApparent Prince of Wales
surface form: 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 Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

Kingdom of Great Britain
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: 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 IV of the United Kingdom
surface form: 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 Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Elector of Hanover

King of Great Britain and Ireland
George III of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of Hanover

British monarch
surface form: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
James Wright loyalTo George III of the United Kingdom
Marquess of Lansdowne createdBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg notableHolder George III of the United Kingdom
Jay Treaty monarchOfBritainAtTime George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Coronation of George III monarchCrowned George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Coronation of George III coronationOathTakenBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Coronation of George III category George III of the United Kingdom
New York Colony monarchDuringColonialPeriod George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III of Great Britain
Olive Branch Petition addressedTo George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Olive Branch Petition rejectedBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Order of Saint Patrick foundedBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Order of Saint Patrick sovereign George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Edward Hawke monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III of Great Britain
Edward Hawke was commander of the British fleet monarchDuringService George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Edward Hawke
this entity surface form: George III
Arthur Phillip monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales issuedOnBehalfOf George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales relatedTo George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
American Revolutionary era hasKeyFigure George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Definitive Treaty of Peace ratifiedBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Baron Nelson monarch George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Battle of Copenhagen relatedPerson George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
this entity surface form: King George III of the United Kingdom
Welf notableMember George III of the United Kingdom
The Madness of King George mainSubject George III of the United Kingdom
The Madness of King George character George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Georgengarten namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George
Governor William Tryon monarchDuringService George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: William Tryon
this entity surface form: King George III
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha successor George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Crown of Ireland notableMonarch George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Benjamin West patron George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Royal Arms of the United Kingdom used 1714–1801 usedBy George III of the United Kingdom
Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover usedBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III of the United Kingdom as King of Hanover
William I, Elector of Hesse relative George III of the United Kingdom
Perceval monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Spencer Perceval
this entity surface form: George III
Duke of Portland monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
this entity surface form: King George III
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Liverpool (title of the Earl of Liverpool) monarchWhoCreatedTitle George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Earl of Liverpool
this entity surface form: George III
House of Welf producedMonarch George III of the United Kingdom
Alexander Mackenzie titleGrantedBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
1st Marquess Cornwallis monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form: George III
Buckingham House purchasedBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Buckingham House notableResident George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
2nd Earl of Guilford monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: George III
Georgetown, Guyana namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Frederick monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Frederick North, Lord North
this entity surface form: George III
Frederick associatedWith George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Frederick North, Lord North
this entity surface form: King George III
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire monarch George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire heldOfficeUnder George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Pitt the Elder monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Duke of Leinster createdBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III