M, #10414, b. 30 October 1683, d. 25 October 1760
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
.
2AFN: 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 He became the father of
Prince Frederick Lewis (of Wales) on 31 January 1707.
2 King George II (of England) became the father of
Princess Anne (of England) on 2 November 1709.
2,3 King George II (of England) became the father of
Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanor (of England) on 10 June 1711.
2 King George II (of England) became the father of
Princess Caroline Elizabeth (of England) on 31 May 1713.
2 King George II (of England) became the father of
Prince Son (of England) on 9 November 1716.
2 King George II (of England) became the father of
Prince George William (of England) on 3 November 1717.
2 George II's son
Prince George William (of England) died on 6 February 1717/18
in Kensington, Palace, London, England
.
2 King George II (of England) became the father of
Prince William Augustus (of England) on 15 April 1721.
2 King George II (of England) became the father of
Princess Mary (of England) on 22 February 1723.
2 George II's mother
Sophia Dorothea Brunswick died on 13 November 1726
at Schloss Ahlden, Hannover, Prussia.
2 King George II (of England) became
King of England in 1727 replacing
King George I (of England).
1 George II's father
King George I (of England) died on 11 June 1727
in Osnabruck
.
2 George II's son
Prince Frederick Lewis (of Wales) was married to
Augusta (of Saxe-Gotha-Altenberg) on 27 April 1736
at St. James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
.
2,1 King George II (of England) became a widower with the death of his wife,
Caroline (?) on 20 November 1737
at St. James' Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
, at age 54.
2 George II's daughter was married at wedding of
Princess Louisa Hanover and
King Frederik V (of Denmark & Norway) on 11 December 1743
in Christiansborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2,1 George II's son
Prince Frederick Lewis (of Wales) died on 31 March 1751
at Leicester House, London, England
.
2,1 George II's daughter
Princess Louisa Hanover died on 19 December 1751
in Christiansborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2 George II's daughter
Princess Caroline Elizabeth (of England) died on 28 December 1757
at St. James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
.
2 George II's daughter
Princess Anne (of England) died on 13 January 1759
in 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
.
2,3 King George II (of England) was replaced as
King of England by
King George III Hanover of England in 1760.
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