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George, Prince of Wales, begins his nine-year period as the regent (he became known as George, Prince Regent) for George III, who had become delusional. This sub-period of the Georgian era is known as the Regency era. 1815 Napoleon I of France is defeated by the Seventh Coalition under The Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo. 1819
The Regency era of British history is commonly understood as the years between c. 1795 and 1837, although the official regency for which it is named only spanned the years 1811 to 1820. King George III first suffered debilitating illness in the late 1780s, and relapsed into his final mental illness in 1810.
John Nash was one of the most prolific architects of the late Georgian era known as Regency style, he was responsible for designing large areas of London. [11] Greek Revival architecture was added to the repertory, beginning around 1750, but increasing in popularity after 1800.
The Richardson House, as it was originally known—after its first owner and builder, Richard Richardson— [7] is North America's preeminent example of period English Regency architecture. The mansion was purchased in 1830 by local attorney and politician George Welshman Owens for $10,000 (~$320,919 in 2023).
The reign of George III—if one includes in it the Regency period that took place during his final illness – encompasses all of Jane Austen's life, and even beyond, as it started in 1760, just before her parents married in 1764, and ended up in 1820, after the death of Austen in 1817 and the posthumous publication of her two novels ...
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union, finalized on 25 December the same year. May 1991: Zviad Gamsakhurdia elected as the first President of Georgia. 1991-1992: Zviad Gamsakhurdia overthrowed by the military junta. 1991-1993: Georgian Civil War: 1991-1992: South Ossetia War. 1992-1993: War in Abkhazia. November 1995
The Georgian era (1714−1830) ... Regency era (3 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Georgian era" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Regains Imereti in 1412. Despite his efforts to restore the country from the ruins left by the Turco-Mongol warlord Timur's invasions, Georgia never recovered and faced the inevitable fragmentation that was followed by a long period of stagnation. He was the last ruler of a united Georgia which was relatively free from foreign domination ...