• 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, Hannover’in seçicisi ve Büyük Britanya ve İrlanda’nın ikinci Hanoverian kralıydı. George, 10 Kasım 1683’te Almanya’nın Hannover kentinde doğdu.
  • Prince George consequently became George II of Great Britain, and he also took on his father's title of Elector of Hanover.
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • The son of George I, George II acceded to the throne in 1727. He had frequently fallen out with his father and was worried that he had taken too much of a back seat...
  • 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.