George III

noun

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

George III

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

George III

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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Students of history will note that one of the reasons why the American colonies became the United States was because colonists got tired of King George III arbitrarily prosecuting those who disagreed with him.

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He had supported the Germans, choosing that side of his family, despite being a direct descendant of King George III.

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The past week I’ve talked to two historians, one rightish, one leftish, and both conversations turned toward Thomas Jefferson’s stinging bill of particulars against King George III in the Declaration of Independence.

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

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Jefferson reasoned that Americans had never contracted to make King George III the main rooster — he could take his monarchy and stuff it.

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