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The birth in 1717 of George's second son, George William, proved to be a catalyst for a family quarrel; the King, supposedly following custom, appointed Lord Chamberlain Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, as one of the baptismal sponsors of the child. The King was angered when George, who disliked Newcastle, verbally insulted the Duke ...
The Second Anglo–Ashanti War also known as the Second Anglo–Asante War [5] and Third Anglo–Asante War [6] was an armed conflict between the Ashanti Empire led by Kwaku Dua I against the United Kingdom and Fante tribes led by Richard Pine. It took place from March 1863 to June 1864, ending with a withdrawal of British troops.
King George IV 1762–1830 (regent 1811–1820) r. 1820–1830: Prince Frederick ... Prince George of Wales b. 2013 (2nd in line [b]) Princess Charlotte of Wales b. 2015
Princess Augusta Sophia. Born: November 8, 1768. Died: September 22, 1840. Princess Augusta Sophia was Queen Charlotte and King George's second daughter.
On the day of George III's death, 29 January 1820, the line of succession to the British throne was: George, Prince Regent, Prince of Wales (born 1762), eldest son of George III; Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (born 1763), second son of George III; Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews (born 1765), third son of George III
He and Frederica had one son, Prince George of Cumberland (born May 27, 1819)—later King George V of Hanover, the last King of Hanover. Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex b. 1773 — d. 1843
King George struggled with an illness in 1788 that caused his behavior to spiral out of control, according to History. He suffered from hallucinations, spoke gibberish, made inappropriate advances ...
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (2 November [O.S. 22 October] 1709 – 12 January 1759) [1] was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort Caroline of Ansbach. She was the wife of William IV, Prince of Orange, the first hereditary stadtholder of all seven provinces of the Northern ...