The only son of George, Prince of Brunswick-Luneberg, Germany
Accompanied his father to England when he ascended the throne of Britain in 1714
He relationship with his father was very poor
George came to the throne in 1727
He was prone to rages against anyone with whom he differed
War broke out with Spain in 1739
1743 George led his troops into Battle against the French
He took little interest in politics in the last years of his life
William Pitt largely oversaw he seven year war 1756 - 1763
King George II died on 25th October, 1760
Became King in 1760
Was greatly influenced by Earl of Bute
Married German princess, Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz
1788 attacked the Prince of Wales, his son, treated by his doctors for madness, allowed to return to duties the following year
1783 War broke out with France
Now very unpopular there were several attempts to assassinate him
George continually suffered with poor health and had further mental break down in 1801 and 1804
1810 George’s insanity became permanent and his son the prince of Wales was appointed regent
Earl of Bute: 1713 -
Born 1713
Was heavily involved in politics
Bute was the first Scottish born British Prime Minister and the first Tory to be PM after the Glorious Revolution
On the accession of George III in 1760, Bute became a Privy Counsellor and the following year he was made Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Many people thought Bute was influencing the king to much and undermining the priminister
He was relieved to give up public office because he had not had the support of his colleagues, he was extremely unpopular with the public and was greatly disliked in parliament.
After much pressure from the government George III agreed to stop consulting Bute in 1765
In 1780, he retired from parliament because of his age - he was 67
Died March 1972
George IV: 1820 - 1830
Rebelled against his father in every way, supported Tory’s not the Whigs in parliament
In 1784 the Prince of Wales, met a fell in love with Mrs. Maria Fitzherbert, a Roman Catholic. Fitzherbert refused to become his mistress and eventually George agreed to marry her. The marriage was kept a secret as under the terms of 1772 Royal Marriages Act, it was illegal for a member of the royal family to marry a Roman Catholic
By 1780 he was a gambler, womaniser and heavy drinker as well as being deeply in debt
The Prince of Wales continued to overspend and my 1795 he had debts of £650,000. To try and persuade Parliament to pay off his debts, George married his cousin, Caroline of Brunswick. After the birth of a daughter, Princess Charlotte, on 7th January 1796, they lived apart
1811 he took over his fathers duties due to his insanity
He had been making promises to the Whigs that he would favour their party when became king. He quickly became an ultra Tory supporting the policies of Lord Liverpool and his government.
1820 he became king
By the 1820s he was extremely overweight and was addicted to both alcohol and laudanum. George IV also began showing signs of insanity. He told people that he had been a soldier and insisted he had fought at the Battle of Waterloo. The king became more and more a recluse at Windsor Castle and eventually died in 1830.
John Nash: 1752 - 1835
John Nash was born in London in 1752. He trained as an architect but after being left a large sum of money, he retired to Wales.
He lost his inheritance after making some bad investments and in 1792 he was forced to return to work as an architect.
His work came to the attention of the Prince Regent (later George IV) who commissioned him to design Regent's Park and its curved terraces. This was followed by the design of Carlton House Terrace, Trafalgar Square, St. James's Park and the Marble Arch.
George IV also arranged for Nash to create Buckingham Palace out of Buckingham House and the rebuilding of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. John Nash died in 1835.
William IV: 1830 - 1837
Entered the navy in 1779, and saw service in America and the West Indies
1789 he was granted the title, the Duke of Clarence and by 1811 had reached the rank of admiral
1818, there was a royal scramble to marry an heir to the throne. Soon after Charlotte's death, William married Adelaide, eldest daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg
1830, he became king after his brothers death
William IV was prone to strange behaviour. On the day he became king he raced through London in an open carriage, frequently removing his hat and bowing to his new subjects. His habit of spitting in public also gave him a reputation as an eccentric.
Initialy he was very popular
He ran into a lot of difficulty with the Whig government
This caused him to loose much of his popularity
William IV resented the fact that Lord Grey had forced the Reform Act on him. However, Grey was so popular with the general public that he was unable to take action against him. After Grey resigned in 1834 and was replaced by Lord Melbourne, the king was in a stronger position.
William IV died on 20th June 1837
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