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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Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany sibling George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany monarchDuringLife George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
George Germain monarchServedUnder George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
this entity surface form: George III
Lord George Germain monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
William Delaplace militaryAllegiance George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III of Great Britain
Queen Charlotte spouse George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III
Queen Charlotte child George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George IV
Queen Charlotte monarchDuringConsortship George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: George III
George Street (to the north via connecting streets) namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: George Street (Edinburgh)
this entity surface form: King George III
Colony of New South Wales sovereign George III of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: King George III