George III of the United Kingdom

George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820)

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4 June - 1738 - 29 January - 1820

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was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and thus Elector (and later King) of Hanover. The Electorate became the Kingdom of Hanover on 12 October 1814. George was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but the first to be born in Britain and use English as his first language.

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King of Great Britain - King of Ireland - 25 October - 1760 - 1 January - 1801 - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg - 12 October - 1814 - House of Hanover

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During George III's reign, Britain lost many of its colonies in North America, which became the United States. Also during his reign, the realms of Great Britain and Ireland united to form the United Kingdom.

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North America - United States - Ireland

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Later in his reign George III was said to have gone mad. It is thought now that he suffered from mental and nervous disorders as a consequence of the blood disease porphyria, which has struck several British monarchs. Recently, owing to studies showing high levels of the poison arsenic in King George's hair, arsenic is also thought to be a possible cause of King George's insanity and health problems. After a final relapse in 1811, George's eldest son, The Prince George, Prince of Wales governed as Prince Regent. Upon George's death, the Prince of Wales succeeded his father to become George IV.

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Mad - Porphyria - Arsenic - 1811 - The Prince George, Prince of Wales - Prince Regent

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George III has been nicknamed Farmer George, for "his plain, homely, thrifty manners and tastes".

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