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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Sir Edward Hawke monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick foundedBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick foundedInReignOf George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt appointedBy George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Mary Adelaide grandfather George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Admiral Lord Howe monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
Marquesses of Buckingham monarchAtCreation George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Admiral Sir John Jervis monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Viscount Sydney monarchAtCreation George III of the United Kingdom
Nigel Hawthorne notableRole George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
John Jervis monarchDuringService George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Georgetown County, South Carolina namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom
Princess Augusta of Cambridge grandfather George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
John Moore (Archbishop of Canterbury) monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg father George III of the United Kingdom
Kannasamy Nayaka successor George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
British Orders in Council of 1807 politicalLeader George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
George, Western Cape namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III of the United Kingdom
Baron Chatham associatedWithMonarch George III of the United Kingdom
Fort George namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III of the United Kingdom
James Murray monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
James Murray was a brigadier general monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: James Murray
this entity surface form: George III
Hanoverian government hasMonarch George III of the United Kingdom
Surrender of Montreal (1760) – British commander after Wolfe’s death monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
this entity surface form: George III of Great Britain
Lord Lake monarchDuringService George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Princess Mary of the United Kingdom father George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Princess Mary of the United Kingdom monarchDuringLifetime George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Haus Welf hatBekanntePerson George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Georg III. von Großbritannien
Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen notableRelative George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III of Great Britain
Caroline of Brunswick relative George III of the United Kingdom
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha child George III of the United Kingdom
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha regencyFor George III of the United Kingdom
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha motherOfMonarch George III of the United Kingdom
Marquess of Titchfield monarchAtCreation George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Baron St Helens hasMonarchAtCreation George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Baron St Helens hasMonarchWhoCreatedTitle George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens
this entity surface form: George III
Jenkinson monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
this entity surface form: George III
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool advisorTo George III of the United Kingdom
John monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
this entity surface form: George III of Great Britain
Lord Hastings monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
George borneBy George III of the United Kingdom
Sir John Shore monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Fort Prince of Wales namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Henry Johnson militaryAllegiance George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
light infantry of the King’s German Legion associatedWith George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III of the United Kingdom
Sir James Eyre monarchDuringTenure George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Earl of Hillsborough associatedWithMonarch George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III