Who was the King of England before King George III?

Question

I have a project, and I can't find out who the king of England was before King George III.

Answer 1

For your questions about UK monarchs go to http://www.royal.gov/uk

Look under the HISTORY link that's on the top of the page:

"GEORGE II (r. 1727-60)

George II, at the age of 60, was the last British sovereign to fight alongside his soldiers, at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 in Germany, against the French.

Like his father, for much of his reign George's political options were limited by the strength of the Jacobite cause (James Stuart the Old Pretender, and then his son, Charles Edward Stuart), with which many of the Tories were linked.

George's reign was threatened in 1745 when Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, landed in Scotland. After some initial success (which led to the national anthem in its current form becoming popular among the Hanoverian loyalists), Charles was defeated at the Battle of Culloden in April 1746 and the Jacobite threat was over.

The foundations of the industrial revolution were laid during George's reign, with new levels of production in industries such as coal and shipbuilding and also in agriculture, together with a rapid rise in population.

Overseas, trade was boosted by successes such as Clive's victories in India at Arcot (1751) and Plassey (1757), which placed Madras and Bengal under British control, and Wolfe's capture of French-held Quebec in 1759 (part of a successful campaign which transferred Canada with its wealthy trade in fish and fur from French to British rule).

As the country prospered and George's reign lengthened, his early unpopularity (he did not travel far in England, and much preferred Hanover) changed into a general respect.

The King's eldest son, Frederick, died in 1751. George's grandson therefore inherited the throne, on George's death in 1760."

Answer 2

It was King George II who succeed George I.

King George II was also the last English King to appear on the battlefield.

If you are interested these are the periods of their time as Monarch

King George I 1714 - 1727

King George II 1727 – 1760

King George III 1760 – 1820

Answer 3

King George II (1727 - 1760).

Answer 4

George II. His son, Prince Frederick, died, so he was succeeded by his grandson. The first 4 Georges were consecutive.

Answer 5

King George II.

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_...

Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Answer 7

George II (10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.

He was the last British monarch to have been born outside Great Britain, and was famous for his numerous conflicts with his father and, subsequently, with his son. As king, he exercised little control over policy in his early reign, the government instead being controlled by Great Britain's first de facto Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole.

King George II was HSH Duke Georg August of Hanover born at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover (Germany). He was the son of Georg Ludwig, then the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and his wife, Sophia of Celle; both George I and Sophia committed adultery but Sophia's alleged abandonment of George led to their being divorced in 1694.

He married Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach in 1705. One of the other Princesses considered was the Swedish Princess Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, who became a widow in 1702.

George II succeeded to the throne on his father's death on 11 June 1727, but a battle of wills continued with his son and heir-apparent, Prince Frederick. The King may have planned to exile his son to the British colonies, but, in any event, did not actually do so.George was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 4 October.

Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_o...

Answer 8

The following was written by the English writer Walter Savage Landor, and serves as a memory aid:

George the First was always reckoned

Vile, but viler George the Second.

And what mortal ever heard

Any good of George the Third,

But when from earth the Fourth descended

God be praised the Georges ended

Answer 9

George II