- George II George II © George was elector of Hanover and second Hanoverian king of Great Britain and Ireland.
- King George II and his wife Caroline went to live in Great Britain, leaving behind a seven-year-old Frederick in the care of his great-uncle Ernest Augustus.
- 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.
- As England was drawn into the War of Austrian Succession, George II rose to the occasion and became a war hero at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743.
- Nevertheless, the news of George I's death was indeed true, and George Augustus, Prince of Wales succeeded to the throne as George II.
- During his reign the British army won important military victories at Plassey (1757) and Quebec (1759). George II died in 1760.
- George II (1727-60) continued the Hanoverian rule. Early in his reign (1736) John Wesley began preaching in England.
- King George II did not fare as well. He had worn the crown of Great Britain since succeeding his father in 1727.
- George II had affairs, but he deeply loved Caroline and treasured her as his right hand. On her death bed, she told him to re-marry.
- Bridgeman also worked for the Prince and Princess Caroline, and had been appointed royal gardener for the future George II.