George II of Great Britain
George II (George Augustus, 10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was a British king. He was born in Germany. He was the last British monarch born outside of Great Britain. New British law in the early 1700s showed that only his fathers mother, Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant children to inherit the British throne. After the deaths of George's grandmother and Queen Anne of Great Britain in 1714, George's father, became king of Great Britain as George I.
| George II of Great Britain | |
|---|---|
| King of the United Kingdom and Hanover | |
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| King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain Elector of Hanover | |
| 11 June 1727 - 25 October 1760 | |
| 11 October 1727 | |
| Predecessor | George I |
| Successor | George III |
| Born | 9 November 1683 Hanover |
| Died | 25 October 1760 (aged 76) Kensington Palace, London, England |
| Spouse | Caroline of Ansbach |
| Issue | |
| House | Hanover |
| Father | George I of Great Britain |
| Mother | Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
He became King of Great Britain and King of Ireland in 1727 after the death of his father. He was also Elector of Hanover. His son, Frederick, Prince of Wales died before him, so Frederick’s son became George III of Great Britain.
George II died of heart problems on the toilet on 25 October 1760. His body was buried on 11 November in Westminster Abbey next to his wife, Caroline of Ansbach
George II Of Great Britain Media
George as a young boy with his mother, Sophia Dorothea of Celle, and his sister, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Princess Caroline by Godfrey Kneller, 1716
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George II when Prince of Wales
Portrait by Enoch Seeman, c. 1730
Depicted at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 by John Wootton
Half-crown of George II, 1746. The inscription reads GEORGIUS II DEI GRATIA (George II by the Grace of God). The word LIMA under the King's head signifies that the coin was struck from silver seized from the Spanish treasure fleet off Lima, Peru, during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Portrait by John Shackleton, c. 1755–1757
George said his son Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (pictured), had "ruined me and disgraced himself" at the 1757 Convention of Klosterzeven.
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