George III Quotes


If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.


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George III, 1738-1820, King of England & Ireland, King of Hanover, Statement to Artist Benjamin West who had just told the king that Washington had been offered the crown of America and is said to have refused it

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George III
George III
  • Born: June 4, 1738
  • Died: January 29, 1820
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Royalty

George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire before becoming King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was a monarch of the House of Hanover, but unlike his two predecessors, he was born in Great Britain, spoke English as his first language, and never visited Hanover.