George III
King of Great Britain and Ireland 1760-1820 ^{[1, 2, 3]}

1738 - 1820  (81 years)

• Birth	4 Jun 1738	Norfolk House
  Gender	Male
  Other Titles	King of Hannover (1814)
  Lived In	England
  Honours, Awards, Qualifications	561 Knight of the Garter - 1750
  Notable	*
  Death	29 Jan 1820	Windsor Castle
  Siblings	8 siblings
  + 1. Princess of Great Britain and Ireland Augusta,   b. 31 Jul 1737, London, St.James's Palace d. 23 Mar 1813, London  (Age 75 years) + 2. King of Great Britain and Ireland 1760-1820 George III,   b. 4 Jun 1738, Norfolk House d. 29 Jan 1820, Windsor Castle  (Age 81 years)   3. of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of York and Albany Edward Augustus Prince,   b. 14 Mar 1739, London, Norfolk House d. 17 Sep 1767, Monaco  (Age 28 years)   4. of Great Britain and Ireland, Elizabeth Caroline Princess,   b. 30 Dec 1740, Norfolk House d. 4 Sep 1759, Kew Palace  (Age 18 years) + 5. of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh William Henry Prince,   b. 14 Nov 1743, Leicester House d. 25 Aug 1805, London, Gloucester House  (Age 61 years)   6. of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Cumberland and Strathern Henry Frederick Prince,   b. 27 Oct 1745, London, Leicester House d. 18 Sep 1790, London, Cumberland House  (Age 44 years)   7. of Great Britain and Ireland, Louise Anne Princess,   b. 8 Mar 1749, London, Leicester House d. 13 May 1768, London, Carlton House  (Age 19 years)   8. of Great Britain and Ireland, Frederick William Prince,   b. 13 May 1750, London, Leicester House d. 29 Dec 1765, London, Leicester House  (Age 15 years) + 9. Princess of Great Britain and Ireland Caroline Matilda,   b. 11 Jul 1751, Leicester House, London d. 10 May 1775, Celle  (Age 23 years)
  Person ID	I00000189	Leo
  Links To	This person is also George III of the United Kingdom at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	29 Jan 1999

  
  

  Father	Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales ,   b. 20 Jan 1707, Hannover d. 20 Mar 1751, Leicester House, London (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Augusta, Herzogin von Sachsen-Gotha, Herzogin von Sachsen ,   b. 30 Nov 1719, Gotha d. 8 Feb 1772, Carlton House, London (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1736	St.James's Palace, London
  Family ID	F00000172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Sophie, Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz ,   b. 19 May 1744, Mirow d. 17 Nov 1818, Kew Palace (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1761	London, St.James's Palace
  Children	+ 1. George Augustus Frederick, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1820-1830 ,   b. 12 Aug 1762, London, St.James's Palace d. 26 Jun 1830, Windsor Castle (Age 67 years) + 2. Prince Frederick Augustus of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of York and Albany ,   b. 16 Aug 1763, St. James's Palace d. 5 Jan 1827, London (Age 63 years) + 3. William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1830-1837 ,   b. 21 Aug 1765, Buckingham House d. 20 Jun 1837, Windsor Castle (Age 71 years) + 4. Princess Charlotte Augusta Matilda of Great Britain and Ireland,   b. 29 Sep 1766, London, Buckingham House d. 6 Oct 1828, Ludwigsburg (Age 62 years) + 5. Prince Edward Augustus of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ,   b. 2 Nov 1767, Buckingham House d. 23 Jan 1820, Sidmouth (Age 52 years)   6. Princess Augusta Sophia of Great Britain and Ireland,   b. 8 Nov 1768, London, Buckingham House d. 22 Sep 1840, London, Clarence House (Age 71 years)   7. Princess Elisabeth of Great Britain and Ireland,   b. 22 May 1770, Buckingham House d. 10 Jan 1840, Frankfurt am Main (Age 69 years) + 8. Ernst August, King of Hannover 1837-1851, Duke of Cumberland ,   b. 5 Jun 1771, Buckingham House d. 18 Nov 1851, Schloss Herrenhausen (Age 80 years) + 9. Prince Augustus Frederick of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Sussex ,   b. 27 Jan 1773, Buckingham House d. 21 Apr 1843, Kensington Palace (Age 70 years) + 10. Prince Adolphus of Great Britain and Ireland, 1st Duke of Cambridge ,   b. 24 Feb 1774, Buckingham House, London d. 8 Jul 1850, Cambridge House, London (Age 76 years)   11. Princess Mary of Great Britain and Ireland,   b. 25 Apr 1776, London, Buckingham House d. 30 Apr 1857, London, Gloucester House (Age 81 years) + 12. Princess Sophia of Great Britain and Ireland,   b. 3 Nov 1777, London, Buckingham House d. 27 May 1848, Kensington (Age 70 years)   13. Prince Octavius of Great Britain and Ireland,   b. 23 Feb 1779, London, Buckingham House d. 3 May 1783, Kew (Age 4 years)   14. Prince Alfred of Great Britain and Ireland,   b. 22 Sep 1780, Windsor Castle d. 20 Aug 1782, Windsor Castle (Age 1 year)   15. Princess Amelia of Great Britain and Ireland,   b. 7 Aug 1783, Windsor Lodge d. 2 Nov 1810, Windsor, Augusta Lodge (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F00000171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 1999

  
  

• Photos		1738 in 1760
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• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY George William Frederick was born 4 June 1738 at Norfolk House, son of Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, and Duchess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and was the first British-born monarch since Queen Anne. George was educated by Lord Harcourt and the Bishop of Norwich. Only twelve years old, he lost his father and became his grandfather's heir, and then king at twenty-two. His first love was Lady Sarah Lennox but, regarding her unsuitable, he decided on and married the German Princess Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She came to England and was crowned with him. They would become the parents of fifteen children. In 1764 the first attack of porphyria occurred. When he recovered he insisted on a law which would allow him to make Queen Charlotte, or any other member of the royal family, Regent in case the illness returned. The unsuitable marriages of two of his brothers led to the passage of the Royal Marriages Act in 1772. The American War of Independence distressed him greatly and, in 1789 porphyria returned more seriously to last for over three months. The French Revolution created even more concern and several attempts on his life were made. The last ten years of his reign involved England in the Napoleonic wars. His eyesight was failing and the death of his favourite daughter, Amelia, started the last attack of porphyria - and this time he never recovered. The Regency Act was passed and his eldest son, George (IV), became Regent for ten years. His last years were spent at Windsor, blind, deaf and mad. He was unaware of his wife's death though he himself did not die till two years later, 29 January 1820 in Windsor Castle. Porphyria: a group of rare, inherited disorders caused by a flaw in the metabolism of porphyrins, the breakdown products of the red blood pigment. The condition may be in the liver (hepatic porphyria) or in the bone marrow (erythropoiryic porphyria) or both. Characteristic features of the defect are discoloration of the urine, which may turn dark brown if let standing for an hour or so; sensitivity to sunlight, which causes blistering skin rashes; bouts of abdominal pain; mental disturbances; and neuritis. The underlying genetic fault cannot be corrected, and there is no specific treatment.

  
  

• Sources

  [S00008] Addington, A. C., ~The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976 . [S04157] Burke's Royal Families of the World . 1:304 [S02081] ~Wikipedia Website .

  
  

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