M, #10414, b. 30 October 1683, d. 25 October 1760
King George II (of England)|b. 30 Oct 1683\nd. 25 Oct 1760|p10414.htm|King George I (of England)|b. 28 May 1660\nd. 11 Jun 1727|p6493.htm|Sophia Dorothea Brunswick|b. 10 Sep 1666\nd. 13 Nov 1726|p10413.htm|Prince Ernst A. I. (of Brunswick)|b. 10 Nov 1629\nd. 23 Jan 1698|p6492.htm|Sophia (?)|b. 13 Oct 1630\nd. 8 Jun 1714|p6491.htm|Duke Georg W. (of Brunswick Celle)|b. 16 Jan 1624\nd. 28 Aug 1705|p10415.htm|Elbeonore D. D' Olbreuse|b. 17 Jan 1639\nd. 5 Feb 1722|p12608.htm|
King George II (
of England) was born on 30 October 1683
in Herrenhausen, Palace, Hannover, Germany.
2 He was the son of
King George I (of England) and
Sophia Dorothea Brunswick.
1 King George II (of England) and
Henrietta Hobart had a relationship.
2 King George II (of England) and
Mary Howard had a relationship.
2 King George II (of England) and
Amalie Sophie Marianne Von Wendt had a relationship.
2 King George II (of England) married
Caroline (?), daughter of
Margrave Johann Friedrich (of Brandenburg-Ansbach) and
Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe Louisa (of Saxe-Marksuhl), on 22 August 1705
in Herrenhausen, Hannover, Prussia.
2,1 King George II (of England) died on 25 October 1760
in Kensington, London, England, at age 76.
2 He was buried on 11 November 1760
in Westminster, London, England.
2 AFN: 8CFL-26 Copyrighted material George II succeeded to the British throne and the electorate of Hanoveron the death of his fa ther, George I, in 1727. Born on Nov. 10, 1683, inHanover, he remained largely Hanoverian i n his interests, although,unlike his father, he learned fluent English. He visited the electo rateregularly during most of his reign and sometimes utilized his position asking of Englan d to the advantage of his German territory. Although George has been represented as a king manipulated by his ownministers--notably Sir R obert Walpole and the duke of Newcastle--and byhis highly intelligent wife, Queen Caroline (1 683-1737), he was by nomeans a weak monarch. He played a larger part in the direction of fore ignand military policy than most contemporaries suspected, and at Dettingen(1743), in the Wa r of the Austrian Succession, was the last Britishmonarch to appear in person on the battlefi eld. His reign witnessed thefinal collapse of the Jacobites after their uprising of 1745 an d closedwith Britain's brilliant successes in the Seven Years' War (1756-63)under the leaders hip of William Pitt the Elder. George had long detestedPitt, but he eventually came to recogn ize his merits. George's son, Frederick, predeceased him, so when George II died on Oct.25, 1760, he was succ eeded by Frederick's son, George III. Although hewas vulnerable to management by others, Geor ge II was undoubtedly aknowledgeable and skillful politician, within the narrow framework ofH anoverian interests in which he worked. "Not all information in this family tree has been verified." All corrections are welcome. Updated September 14, 2001 Died of aneurysm.
2 Reference: 3123.
2 King George II (of England) was also known as George II (Augustus) of England Hanover.
2 He became
King of England in 1727 replacing
King George I (of England).
1 King George II (of England) was replaced as
King of England by
King George III Hanover of England in 1760.
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