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George III | Biography, Madness, Children, Quotes & Death
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George III | Biography, Madness, Children, Quotes & Death

George III of the United Kingdom (Born George William Frederick, June 4, 1738, Died on January 29, 1820) was the King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on January 1, 1801, becoming King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death.It was also Duke and prince-elector of the Electorate of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. Jorge was the third British monarch Hanover House.His life and reign were marked by political disputes in parliament and a series of military conflicts mainly against France, which Britain ended up defeating in the Seven Years' War. However, soon many of its colonies in North America were lost in the United States' War of Independence....