George II
Americannoun
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1683–1760, king of England 1727–60 (son of George I).
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1890–1947, king of Greece 1922–23 and 1935–47.
noun
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1683–1760, king of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hanover (1727–60); son of George I. His victory over the French at Dettingen (1743) in the War of the Austrian Succession was the last appearance on a battlefield by a British king
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1890–1947, king of Greece (1922–24; 1935–47). He was overthrown by the republicans (1924) and exiled during the German occupation of Greece (1941–45)
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This last sentence traveled across the Atlantic to reach King George II, who observed, “he would not say so, if he had been used to hear many.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He recently overtook George II, who in 1760 died a few days short of his 77th birthday.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023
Perhaps the most notable is "Zadok the Priest" which was composed by George Frideric Handel as a coronation anthem for King George II in 1727 and has been sung at every one since.
From Reuters • May 4, 2023
King George II, ignoring French claims to the Ohio River valley, had given permission for colonizing the area to the Ohio Company, a group of Virginia landowners and London merchants.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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