June 4, 1738 - King George III
His reign witnessed the American Revolution, the loss of the thirteen colonies, and the protracted wars of the Napoleonic era — making him a figure of significant historical controversy despite his longevity on the throne. To American colonists, his rule represented the embodiment of tyranny, a charge immortalized in the Declaration of Independence, which listed his governance as justification for separation. Whether as architect or symbol of imperial overreach, his name carries particular weight in the history of resistance to concentrated monarchical authority.
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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. He was concurrently duke and prince-elector of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire before becoming King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was the first monarch of the House of Hanover who was born in Great Britain, spoke English as his first language, and never visited Hanover.
George was born during the reign of his paternal grandfather, King George II, as the first son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Following his father's death in 1751, Prince George became heir apparent and Prince of Wales. He succeeded to the throne on George II's death in 1760. The following year, he married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, with whom he had 15 children.
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