• For two centuries after George II's death, historians tended to view him with disdain, concentrating on his mistresses, short temper, and boorishness.
  • Ama tıpkı I. George'un hükümdarlığı sırasında olduğu gibi, zamanla II. George da oğlu Galler prensi Frederick Louis'le çatışmaya girdi.
  • Succeeding to the throne in 1727, George II kept his father's leading minister, Sir Robert Walpole (1676–1745), in office and supported him until his fall in 1742.
  • George II ascended the British throne on his detested father's death on 11 June 1727 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
  • In October 1727, a second Hanoverian king was crowned at Westminster Abbey, George II, succeeding his father and continuing the battle of establishing this new...
  • George, Hannover’in seçicisi ve Büyük Britanya ve İrlanda’nın ikinci Hanoverian kralıydı. George, 10 Kasım 1683’te Almanya’nın Hannover kentinde doğdu.
  • Frederick predeceased his father, dying in 1751 at the age of 44. King George II was playing cards with his mistress when he was told of Frederick’s death.
  • For two centuries after George II's death, history tended to view him with disdain, concentrating on his mistresses, short temper, and boorishness.
  • In 1737 relations between George II and his son Frederick, Prince of Wales, became so bad that the latter and his family were banished from the Royal Court.
  • During his reign the British army won important military victories at Plassey (1757) and Quebec (1759). George II died in 1760.