• King George III. George, son of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and grandson of George II, was born in London in 1738.
  • During his 59-year reign, King George III led Britain to victory in the Seven Years’ War, successfully resisted Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and presided...
  • One of several copies of the 1760 Coronation portrait (in the Royal Collection), when George III ascended the throne at age 22.
  • Facts About George III. George was the first of the Hanovarian kings to be born in England and speak English as his first language.
  • George William Frederick is famous as King George III, and is one of the most influential royal figures in British history.
  • King George III is known for losing the American colonies. However, it was his mental illness that changed the face of British politics.
  • The reign of George III, from 1760 to 1820, one of the longest in British history, proved very important to the development of the modern idea of the Prime Minister.
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  • From 1760 to his death in 1820, King George III spent nearly 60 years on the throne, dying just a couple of months shy of his Diamond Jubilee.
  • By the time the regency was established, George III was almost blind, suffered from rheumatism and bouts of depression and crying as described by his nurse.