George II of Great Britain
1683 – 1760 German-British King of Great Britain and Ireland (George II)
Second Hanoverian king and last British monarch to lead troops in battle.
- Religion
- Anglican (raised Lutheran)
- Affiliations
- House of Hanover; no documented Freemasonry.
George II was the last British king to lead an army in the field, at Dettingen in 1743. His reign saw the defeat of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and major gains in the Seven Years' War. Britain's global empire expanded greatly during his rule.