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George II (George Augustus; German: Georg August; 30 October / 9 November 1683 [a] – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death in 1760.
May 1801 – George Legge, Lord Lewisham (from July Earl of Dartmouth) enters the Cabinet as President of the Board of Control. July 1801 – The William Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of Portland succeeds John Pitt, Earl of Chatham as Lord President (Chatham remains Master of the Ordnance).
"King George", a nickname for basketball player Paul George (b. 1990) "KingGeorge", a nickname of George Kassa, former Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege professional player turned streamer George Strait (b. 1952), American country singer (popularly known as the "King of Country")
George was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 20 October. [3] His coronation was accompanied by rioting in over twenty towns in England. [32] George mainly lived in Great Britain after 1714, though he visited his home in Hanover in 1716, 1719, 1720, 1723 and 1725. [33] In total, George spent about one fifth of his reign as king in Germany. [34]
The modern Cabinet system was set up by Prime Minister David Lloyd George during his premiership, 1916–1922, with a Cabinet Office and secretariat, committee structures, unpublished minutes, and a clearer relationship with departmental Cabinet ministers. The formal procedures, practice and proceedings of the Cabinet remain largely unpublished.
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , with George as its king.
Son of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle: Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach Herrenhausen Gardens 22 August 1705 [b] 8 children until 20 November 1737 25 October 1760 Kensington Palace Aged 76 Son of George I George III [7] George William Frederick 25 October 1760 [h] – 29 January 1820 (59 years, 97 days) Until 1801: 1801 ...
The outgoing Labour cabinet, which was a minority government, was unable to agree upon proposals to cut public expenditure. Prime Minister MacDonald submitted his resignation to King George V on 24 August 1931. The new Ministry was formed on the same day, when MacDonald was re-appointed Prime Minister.