George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and thus Elector (and later King) of Hanover. The Electorate became the Kingdom of Hanover on 12 October 1814. George was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but the first to be born in Britain and use English as his first language. During George III's reign, Britain lost many of its colonies in North America, which became the United States. Also during his reign, the realms of Great Britain and Ireland were joined together to form the United Kingdom.

Later in his reign George III suffered from recurrent and eventually permanent mental illness. It is thought now that he suffered from mental and nervous disorders as a consequence of the blood disease porphyria, which struck several British monarchs. Recently, owing to studies showing high levels of the poison arsenic in King George's hair, arsenic is also thought to be a possible cause of King George's insanity and health problems. After a final relapse in 1811, George's eldest son, George, Prince of Wales ruled as Prince Regent. Upon George's death, the Prince of Wales succeeded his father as George IV.

George III has been nicknamed Farmer George, for "his plain, homely, thrifty manners and tastes" and because of his passionate interest in agriculture^*.

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7/25/1775 Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling the Magna Carta. Angry much? ;-)
PokerKSalomon (Salomon Poker) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:36:04 -0000
7/25/1775 Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling the Magna Carta. Angry much? ;-)
@silner Indeed! Tea parties for George III? Why don't you propose something instead of arguing about that which looks like non sequitars?
saveinventors (saveinventors) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:51:24 -0000
@silner Indeed! Tea parties for George III? Why don't you propose something instead of arguing about that which looks like non sequitars?
Fact: Did you know that Queen Charlotte wife of the English King George III (1738-1820) was of African Portuguese ancestry!...africmail.com
africmail (africmail) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:26:02 -0000
Fact: Did you know that Queen Charlotte wife of the English King George III (1738-1820) was of African Portuguese ancestry!...africmail.com
Fact: Did you know that Queen Charlotte wife of the English King George III (1738-1820) was of African Portuguese ancestry!!!
africmail (africmail) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:25:10 -0000
Fact: Did you know that Queen Charlotte wife of the English King George III (1738-1820) was of African Portuguese ancestry!!!
Who was the King of England before King George III?-http://bit.ly/4i5vf0
dragtotop (dragtotop) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:11:11 -0000
Who was the King of England before King George III?-http://bit.ly/4i5vf0
7/25/1775 Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling the Magna Carta. Angry much? ;-)
BonesJacobQ (Jacob Bones) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:40:53 -0000
7/25/1775 Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling the Magna Carta. Angry much? ;-)

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