George III

American  

noun

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

---

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

---

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.

---

Example Sentences

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

George III was, like his descendant Charles III, unusually intellectual for royalty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The signing was a secret, but George III was reading a copy 42 hours later.

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