George II of Great Britain
(1683-1760)
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760
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George II (George Augustus; German: Georg August; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death in 1760.
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George Augustus 30 October 1683 Hanover, Germany
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| Died |
25 October 1760 (aged 76) London, United Kingdom
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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Children
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Frederick Louis (or Lewis) German: Friedrich Ludwig 1st child with Caroline of Ansbach Male b. 1 Feb 1707 d. 31 Mar 1751 · Age: 44 (at death) · 1707-1751 · British heir apparent; eldest son of George II -
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange 2nd child with Caroline of Ansbach Female b. 2 Nov 1709 d. 12 Jan 1759 · Age: 49 (at death) · 1709-1759 · Princess Royal -
Caroline 4th child with Caroline of Ansbach Female b. 10 Jun 1713 · Age: 312 · 1713- · Celebrity Baby -
George William 5th child with Caroline of Ansbach Male b. 13 Nov 1717 · Age: 307 · 1717- · Celebrity Baby
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Prince William, Duke of Cumberland 6th child with Caroline of Ansbach Male b. 26 Apr 1721 d. 31 Oct 1765 · Age: 44 (at death) · 1721-1765 · British prince -
Princess Mary of Great Britain 7th child with Caroline of Ansbach Female b. 5 Mar 1723 d. 14 Jan 1772 · Age: 48 (at death) · 1723-1772 · Landgravine consort of Hesse-Kassel -
Johann Ludwig 9th child with Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth Male b. 22 Apr 1736 · Age: 289 · 1736- · Celebrity Baby
Parents
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Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick and Luneburg (Celle line) · Mother · 1666-1726 · Electoral Princess of Hanover
George I of Great Britain and Sophia Dorothea of Celle · m. 1682; div. 1694
Siblings
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Sophia Dorothea · Younger Sister · 1687- · Celebrity Baby
Other family members
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Karl Georg August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel · Great-grandson · Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel -
Prince George William of Great Britain · Grandson · 1717-1718 · Second son of the future King George II and Queen Caroline -
Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain · Granddaughter · 1741-1759 · British princess; second daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales -
William I, Elector of Hesse · Grandson · 1743-1821 · German prince; Landgrave and later Elector of Hesse-Kassel -
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh · Grandson · 1743-1805 · British Duke and Field Marshal -
Prince Frederick of Great Britain · Grandson · 1750-1768 · British prince; fifth son of Frederick, Prince of Wales -
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain · Granddaughter · 1751-1775 · Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1772 -
George IV of the United Kingdom · Great-grandson · 1762-1830 · King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830 -
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany · Great-grandson · 1763-1827 · British prince; second son of George III -
Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel · Great-granddaughter · 1764-1788 · Duchess Frederick of Württemberg -
King William Henry · Great-grandson · 1765-1837 · King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837 -
Charlotte, Princess Royal · Great-granddaughter · 1766-1828 · Duchess/Electress/Queen of Württemberg from 1797 to 1816 -
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn · Great-grandson · 1767-1820 · British prince; fourth son of George III -
Caroline of Brunswick · Great-granddaughter · 1768-1821 · Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1821 -
Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg · Great-grandson · 1768-1816 · Prince of Nassau-Weilburg -
Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark · Great-granddaughter · 1771-1843 · Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg -
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh · Great-granddaughter · 1776-1857 · British princess; fourth daughter of George III -
Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg · Great-granddaughter · 1776-1841 · Baroness Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld -
Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom · Great-granddaughter · 1783-1810 · Daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom
Other romantic interests
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Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk · 1689-1767 · British noblewoman and royal mistress view couple »
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