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Hace 3 días · George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king.
- 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820
- Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
24 de abr. de 2024 · George III, the controversial British monarch known for his long reign and struggles with mental illness, played a pivotal role in shaping Britain’s political landscape during a time of significant global change.
- John Steven Watson
Hace 4 días · George III (1760–1820) William Barrington 2nd Viscount Barrington MP for Plymouth: 19 March 1761 29 May 1762 Whig: Francis Dashwood MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis: 29 May 1762 16 April 1763 Tory: Bute (Tory–Whig) George Grenville MP for Buckingham: 16 April 1763 16 July 1765 Whig: Grenville (Whig–Tory) William Dowdeswell MP ...
1 de may. de 2024 · To fund this action, Prime Minister George Grenville encouraged taxing items that the colonies imported. Since regular customs officials had difficulty stopping colonial smugglers, the British deputized commanders of Royal Navy vessels as customs officers.
19 de abr. de 2024 · George Grenville (1763–65) Charles Watson Wentworth (1765–66; 1st time) William Pitt, the Elder (1766–68) Augustus Henry Fitzroy (1768–70) Frederick North (1770–82) Charles Watson Wentworth (1782; 2nd time) William Petty-Fitzmaurice (1782–83) William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (1783; 1st time) William Pitt, the Younger (1783–1801; 1st time)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 de may. de 2024 · George Grenville, known for his fiscal policies and introduction of the Sugar Act, faced opposition from both the Whigs and the Tories. His attempts to increase revenue in the American colonies were met with resistance and ultimately contributed to the growing tensions that led to the American Revolution.
25 de abr. de 2024 · Despite objections to the act, the agents were unable to present an alternative, so Grenville moved ahead and introduced it to the House of Commons on February 6, 1765. During that session, Isaac Barré gave a speech, criticizing the Stamp Act and referring to the Royal Governors in the colonies as “men whose behavior on many occasions had caused the blood of those sons of liberty to recoil ...
