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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.
Born 1683, Herrenhausen Palace [Hanover] Died 1760, Kensington Palace. George II was the only son of George I; like his father, after his accession he continued to spend much time in Hanover. In 1705 he married Caroline of Ansbach (died 1737); their children included Frederick, Prince of Wales, and William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.
George II of Great Britain (r. 1727-1760) was the second of the Hanoverian monarchs, and like his father George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727), he faced a Jacobite rebellion to restore the Stuart line. Wars in Europe and beyond drained resources but ultimately led to Britain holding many key colonies in the now truly global game of empires.
George II (George Augustus; 10, November 1683 – October 25, 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from June 11, 1727 until his death. He was the last British monarch to have been born outside of Great Britain, and was infamous for his ...
11 de ene. de 2022 · George II: key dates and facts. Born: 10 November 1683, in Hanover, Germany. Died: 25 October 1760, in London, England. Reigned: King of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince-Elector of Hanover, 1727-60. Parents: George I of Great Britain and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. Spouse: Caroline of Ansbach (m1705–37)
On 10 November 1683, their first child and only son, George Augustus, was born. When George Louis was King of Great Britain, George Augustus was the Prince of Wales. When the father died, the son became king, as George II . On 16 March 1687, their second child and only daughter was born. She was called Sophia Dorothea, after her mother.
Jorge II (en inglés: George Augustus, y en alemán: Georg August; Hannover, 30 de octubre jul. / 9 de noviembre de 1683 greg. - Londres, 25 de octubre de 1760) fue rey de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda, duque de Brunswick-Luneburgo y uno de los príncipes electores del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico desde 1727 hasta su fallecimiento en 1760.
