H.M. George III William Frederick (Hanover), King of the United Kingdom

1738 - 1820  (81 years)

• Name	George III William Frederick (Hanover)  [1]
  Title	H.M.
  Suffix	King of the United Kingdom
  Birth	4 June 1738	Norfolk House, London, Middlesex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Hereditary Title	From 25 Oct. 1760 to 1 Jan. 1801  [1]
  	By the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg
  Coronation	22 Sept. 1761	Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England   [1]
  Hereditary Title	From 1 Jan. 1801 to 1814  [1]
  	By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg
  Hereditary Title	From 1814 to 29 Jan. 1820  [1]
  	By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick
  Regnal Name	George III  [1]
  Death	29 Jan. 1820	Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England   [1]
  Burial	St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I189	British Peerage & Gentry
  Last Modified	9 Jan. 2021

  
  

  Father	H.R.H. Frederick Louis (Hanover), Prince of Wales,   b. 1 Feb. 1707   d. 31 March 1751 (Age 44 years)
  Mother	H.D.S.H. Augusta (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg), Princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	H.S.H. Princess (Sophia) Charlotte (Mecklenburg-Strelitz), of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  Marriage	8 Sept. 1761	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England   [1]
  Children	+ 1. H.R.H. Prince Edward Augustus (Hanover), 1st Duke of Kent and Strathearn,   b. 2 Nov. 1767   d. 23 Jan. 1820 (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jan. 2021

  
  

• Heraldry » Slide Show		Shield of Royal Arms of United Kingdom (1816–1837) In 1816 the Royal Arms were changed after the Electorate of Hanover had become a kingdom in 1814 at the Congress of Vienna, the crown replacing the Electoral bonnet.
  		Royal Arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Hanover, and Brunswick (1801–1816) Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Plantagenet (England); 2nd, Stuart (Scotland); 3rd, Ireland; overall an inescutcheon of the Elector of Hanover. The Acts of Union 1800 united the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. At the same time, King George III abandoned his ancestors' ancient claim to the French throne (since the French monarchy had been deposed). The Royal Arms changed, with England now occupying the first and fourth quarters, Scotland the second, Ireland the third. The Royal Arms used in Scotland has Scotland occupying the first and fourth quarters, England the second, Ireland the third. For the Electorate of Hanover, there is an inescutcheon surmounted by the electoral bonnet. The Arms of Hanover were similar, but lacked the electoral bonnet.
  		Royal Arms of Great Britain, France, Ireland, Hanover, and Brunswick (1714–1801) Quarterly: 1st, Plantagenet (England) impaling Stuart (Scotland); 2nd, France; 3rd, Ireland; 4th, Elector of Hanover. The Elector of Hanover inherited the throne following the death of Queen Anne under the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701, becoming King George I. The fourth quarter of the arms was changed to reflect the new King's domains in Hanover (Brunswick–Lüneburg, surmounted by the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire for the Holy Roman office of Archbannerbearer or Archtreasurer).

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Sovereign Families of Europe (Online), https://www.burkespeerage.com/royalFamily_UnitedKingdom.php.