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George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. During his reign, the Acts of Union 1800 merged Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom. He was
Coronation portrait, 1762
George (right), his brother Edward, and their tutor, Francis Ayscough (later Dean of Bristol), by Richard Wilson, c. 1749
Pastel of George as Prince of Wales by Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1754
Wedding of George and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, oil sketch by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1761
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her death in 1818. The Acts of Union 1800 unified
George III
…1751, Prince George became heir apparent and Prince of Wales. He succeeded to the throne on George II's death in 1760. The following year, he married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, with whom he had 15 children. George III's life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of…
Portrait of Queen Charlotte by Thomas Gainsborough, 1781
Charlotte's birthplace in Mirow
Charlotte with a servant by Johann Georg Ziesenis, c. 1761
Queen Charlotte with her Two Eldest Sons, Johan Zoffany, 1765