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George I (George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) [a] was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727.
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.
The king's title in the Irish Free State, when it became a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire, and its constitutional successor from December 1936 to April 1949, was the same as elsewhere in the British Commonwealth, [15] but it was unclear whether the President of Ireland was Head of state of Ireland (1936 to 1949) or the king ...
Although Ireland had legislative independence, executive administration remained under the control of the executive of the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1788–1789 a Regency crisis arose when King George III became ill. Grattan wanted to appoint the Prince of Wales, later George IV, as Regent of Ireland. The king recovered before this could be ...
King George III. Born: June 4, 1738. Died: January 29, 1820. King George III was born Prince George William Frederick of Wales, and he was 23 years old when he married Charlotte.
King George III, born Prince George William Frederick of Wales on June 4, 1738, was the eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. His grandfather was King George II.
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.
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 ...