George III

American  

noun

1. 1738–1820, king of England 1760–1820 (grandson of George II).

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George III British  

noun

1. 1738–1820, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820) and of Hanover (1814–20). During his reign the American colonies were lost. He became insane in 1811, and his son acted as regent for the rest of the reign

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George III Cultural  

1. The king of Britain during the American Revolutionary War. He was known for insisting on royal privilege. The stubbornness of George and of his government officials is often blamed for the loss of the thirteen colonies that became the United States. In Britain itself, however, prosperity increased greatly while he was king, and Canada and India were made British possessions.

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Other exhibits include the Olive Branch Petition to King George III signed by many of the men who would become the nation's founding fathers in a last ditch attempt to avoid war a year earlier.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Fun fact: The American colonists—or tax-dodging rebels, as some in Britain still jokingly call them—got their independence from Charles’ great-great-great-great-great grandfather, George III.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Even George III, the American colonies’ last king, made peace with his former subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

The island is claimed by Chile and named after the UK's King George III.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025

King George III reads a copy of a secret French-American treaty snatched by British spies.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen