George III
1738 – 1820 British King of Great Britain and Ireland
Long-reigning king who lost the American colonies but presided over expansion in India and the wars against Napoleon.
- Religion
- Church of England
- Affiliations
- House of Hanover
George III reigned from 1760 to 1820, the longest of any British king to that point. He is remembered for the loss of the thirteen American colonies, whose independence Britain recognised in 1783 after a costly war. During his reign the East India Company tightened its grip on India, the Acts of Union joined Ireland to Britain, and Parliament abolished the slave trade in 1807. His later years were marked by recurring mental illness, and his son ruled as regent from 1811.
Connections
- rival of Napoleon Bonaparte — The enemy sovereign through the Napoleonic Wars.
- associate of William Pitt the Younger — His long-serving prime minister through the wars with France.
- associate of William Pitt the Younger — The king he served as prime minister.
In the timeline
- 1707 The Acts of Union the reigning king
- 1775 – 1783 The American War of Independence the reigning king
- 1782 Duke of Cumberland becomes Grand Master of the Moderns mentioned
- 1783 The Treaty of Paris Recognizes American Independence the reigning king
- 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade the reigning king