George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland

George III, born on June 4, 1738, in London, is one of the most significant monarchs in British history. He reigned over Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1801, then over the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1820, as well as over the Kingdom of Hanover from 1814 to 1820. This long period of reign was marked by significant events that shaped the history of Britain and…

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George III, rey de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda

George III, nacido el 4 de junio de 1738 en Londres, es uno de los monarcas más importantes de la historia británica. Reinó sobre Gran Bretaña e Irlanda de 1760 a 1801, y luego sobre el Reino Unido de 1801 a 1820, así como sobre el reino de Hannover de 1814 a 1820. Este largo período de reinado estuvo marcado por eventos significativos que moldearon la historia de Gran Br…

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#GeorgeWashington was inaugurated #OnThisDay in 1789.

Is the US president a republican substitute for royalty? The influence of #GeorgeIII on the Founding Fathers was profound.

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The former king of the American Colonies, shown here on a 1797 coin, suffered from a mysterious mania that caused him to speak for hours without pause. His vocabulary became “creative and colorful”.

Wikipedia says 1810 was the height of George III’s popularity. At that time he was virtually blind, in pain, and fell into “distress and crying every day ... melancholy beyond description.”

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TIL: Herschel wanted to call the planet he discovered "George", after the British Monarch at the time.

This was overruled, and instead it was called Uranus, after the British Monarch at the time.

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George III was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover and the first of them to be born in England and speak English as his first language. He was the longest lived and longest reigning British monarch up to that point, although his record was subsequently beaten by his granddaughter Queen Victoria and then by Elizabeth II.

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