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# George III of Great Britain

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George III
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; King of Hanover; prev. King of Great Britain and Ireland; Elector of Hanover
Portrait by Allan Ramsay, 1762
Reign | 25 October 1760 - 29 January 1820
Coronation | 22 September 1761
Full name | George William Frederick
Titles | HM King George III of the United Kingdom HM King George III of Great Britain HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH Prince George of Wales
Born | 4 June 1738
| Norfolk House, London
Died | 29 January 1820
| Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Buried | St George's Chapel, Windsor
Predecessor | George II
Successor | George IV
Consort to | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Children

George IV
Frederick, Duke of York
William IV
Charlotte, Princess Royal
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent
Princess Augusta Sophia
Princess Elizabeth
Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Princess Mary
Princess Sophia
Prince Octavius
Prince Alfred
Princess Amelia

Royal House | House of Hanover
Royal anthem | God Save the King
Father | Frederick, Prince of Wales
Mother | Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

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George III of Great Britain

George III (Born George William Frederick June 4, 1738 - January 29, 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from October 25, 1760 until January 1, 1801. He also ruled the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death.

During George III's reign, his home country lost many of its colonies in North America (they became the United States), and Britain and Ireland joined to form the then-new United Kingdom.

Because of "his plain, homely, thrifty manners and tastes", George III has been nicknamed Farmer George.

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