31. | King of England George Hanover, III (7.Frederick3, 5.George2, 1.George1) was born on 04 Jun 1738 in Westminster, London, Greater London, England; was christened on 04 Jun 1738 in Westminster, London, Greater London, England; died on 29 Jan 1820 in Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried on 16 Feb 1820 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Notes:
George III was the longest reigning of male British monarchs. Born onJune 4, 1738, he was th e son of Frederick, prince of Wales, and the grandson of George II. He succeeded his grandfat her in 1760, his father having died in 1751.
George had high but impractical ideas of kingship. On his accession he sought to rule withou t regard to party, to banish corruption from political practice, and to abandon the Hanoveria n preoccupations of his predecessors. The chief minister chosen to implement his new system o f politics, the third earl of Bute (1713-92), however, was an unpracticed politician who mere ly succeeded in disrupting the established politics of the day without creating a viable alte rnative. The result was 10 years of ministerial instability and public controversy, which end ed only in 1770 with the appointment of Frederick, Lord North, an able and congenial minister .
Although never an autocratic monarch in the sense that his opponents contended, George III wa s always a powerful force in politics. He was a strong supporter of the war against America , and he viewed the concession of independence in 1783 with such detestation that he consider ed abdicating his throne. At the same time, he fought a bitter personal feud with the Whig le ader Charles James Fox, and his personal intervention brought the fall of the Fox-North minis try in 1783. He then found another minister, William Pitt, the Younger, who suited him. Eve n as late as 1801 he preferred, however, to force Pitt to resign as prime minister rather tha n permit Catholic Emancipation, a measure that he interpreted as contrary to his coronation o ath to uphold the Church of England.
After 1801 George III was increasingly incapacitated by an illness ,sometimes identified as p orphyria, that caused blindness and senility. His recurring bouts of insanity became a politi cal problem and ultimately compelled him to submit to the establishment of a formal Regency i n 1811.The regent was his oldest son, the future George IV, one of 15 children borne him by h is wife, Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
George III was bitterly criticized by Whig historians of his own and later days. But 20th-cen tury scholarship has somewhat redressed the balance, and he is now seen as a strong-minded bu t public-spirited monarch who perhaps ascended the throne at an overly young and impressionab le age. He learned quickly, however, and developed into a shrewd and sensible statesman, alth ough one of conservative views. To the court he brought a sense of public duty and private mo rality that proved popular in a society already being transformed by the evangelical revival . He showed considerable interest in agricultural improvement and was an avid collector of pa intings and books. The best loved of the Hanoverian rulers, he enjoyed a personal reputatio n that stood his house in good stead during the disastrous reign of his son George. George II I died on Jan. 29, 1820.
> Can anyone point me to a good online source for the children of King
> George III of England including illegitimate, what's known of. I used
> to think there was a newsgroup for royalty but couldn't find one,
> apologies this being off-topic.
1) George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (1762-1830)
2) Frederick, Duke of York (1763-1827)
3) William, Duke of Clarence, later William IV (1765-1837)
4) Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1820) (father of Queen Victoria)
5) Princess Augusta (1768-1840)
6) Princess Elizabeth, m. Frederick of Hesse-Homburg (1770-1840)
7) Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, later King of Hanover (1771-1851)
8) Augustus, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843)
9) Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850)
10) Princess Sophia (1777-1845)
11) Prince Octavius (1779-1783)
12) Prince Alfred (1780-1782)
13) Princess Amelia (1783-1810)
14) Princess Mary, m. the Duke of Gloucester (1776-1857)
George III had no illegitimate children, having a most un-Hanoverian fidelity to Queen Charlotte.
Birth:
Norfolk-House, St. James Square
Christened:
Norfolk-House, St. James Square
Buried:
St. George Chapel, Windsor Castle
Died:
Windsor Castle
Family/Spouse: Margaret Frances Sheldon. Margaret (daughter of William Sheldon and Margaret Frances Disney) was born in Abt. 1742 in Norfolk House, Westminster, London, England; died on 14 May 1846 in Witham, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 68. John Stuart Talbot
was born on 27 Apr 1773 in St. Margaret, Westminister, London, Middsex, England; died on 20 Oct 1853 in Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; was buried in Oct 1853 in Grahamstown, South Africa.
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George married Hannah Lightfoot on 17 Apr 1759. Hannah (daughter of Mathew Lightfoot and Mary Wheeler) was born on 12 Oct 1730 in St. John's, Wapping, London, England; and died in Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 69. George Rex
was born in 1750 in London, England; died on 01 May 1821 in Green County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in 1895 in New Jefferson Cemetery, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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George married Lady of Mecklenburg Charlotte on 08 Sep 1761 in St. James' Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Charlotte (daughter of Duke of Mecklenburg Charles Louis Frederick and Elizabeth of Saxe- Hildburghausen Albertin) was born on 19 May 1744 in Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany; was christened on 20 May 1744 in Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany; died on 17 Nov 1818 in Kew, Surrey, England, Great Britian; was buried on 2 Dec 1818 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 70. King of England George Hanover, IV
was born on 12 Aug 1762 in London, England; was christened on 8 Sep 1762 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England; died on 26 Jun 1830 in Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried on 15 Jul 1830 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
- 71. Duke of York Frederick Hanover
was born on 16 Aug 1763 in St. James's Palace, Westminster, London, England; was christened on 14 Sep 1763 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England; died on 05 Jan 1827 in Rutland House, Arlington St., London, England; was buried on 20 Jan 1827 in St. George Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
- 72. King of England William Henry Hanover, IV
was born on 21 Aug 1765 in Buckingham, London, England, Great Britain; was christened on 18 Sep 1765 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England; died on 20 Jun 1837 in Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried on 8 Jul 1837 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
- 73. Princess Royal Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover
was born on 29 Sep 1766 in Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, England; was christened on 27 Oct 1766 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England; died on 06 Oct 1828 in Ludwigsburg; was buried on 10 Oct 1828 in Chapel Of Ludwigsburg Castle, Ludwigsburg, Neckarkreis, Whurttemberg.
- 74. Duke of Kent Edward Augustus Hanover
was born on 02 Nov 1767 in Buckingham, London, England, Great Britain; was christened on 30 Nov 1767 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England; died on 23 Jan 1820 in Sidmouth, Devon, England, England; was buried on 12 Feb 1820 in Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
- 75. Elizabeth Hanover
was born on 22 May 1770 in Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, England; was christened on 17 Jun 1770 in St James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 10 Jan 1840 in Frankfurt, -am-Main; was buried on 17 Jan 1840 in Homburg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.
- 76. King of Hanover Ernest Augustus Hanover, I
was born on 05 Jun 1771 in Buckingham, London, England, Great Britain; was christened on 01 Jul 1771 in St. James's Palace, Westminster, London, England; died on 18 Nov 1851 in Herrenhausen, Ammerland, Niedersachsen, Germany; was buried on 26 Nov 1851 in Herrenhausen, Ammerland, Niedersachsen, Germany.
- 77. Duke of Sussex Augustus Frederick Hanover
was born on 27 Jan 1773 in Buckingham, London, England, Great Britain; was christened on 25 Feb 1773 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England; died on 21 Apr 1843 in Kensington, London, England; was buried on 04 May 1843 in Kensal Green, Kensington, Middlesex, England.
- 78. Duke of Cambridge Adolphus Hanover
was born on 24 Feb 1774 in Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, England; was christened on 24 Mar 1774 in St James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 8 Jul 1850 in Cambridge House, Piccadilly; was buried on 17 Jul 1850 in Kew, Surrey, England.
- 79. Mary Hanover
was born on 25 Apr 1776 in Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, England; was christened on 19 May 1776 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England; died on 30 Apr 1857 in Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London, England; was buried on 08 May 1857 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
- 80. Augusta Sophia Hanover
was born on 02 Nov 1777 in Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, England; was christened in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England; died on 27 May 1848 in Vicarage Place, Kensington, England.
- 81. Octavius Hanover
was born on 23 Feb 1779 in Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, England; died on 03 May 1783 in Kew Palace.
- 82. Alfred Hanover
was born on 22 Sep 1780 in Windsor, Berkshire, England; was christened on 10 Oct 1780; died on 20 Aug 1783 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
- 83. Amelia Hanover
was born on 07 Aug 1783 in Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England; died on 02 Nov 1810 in Augusta Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
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