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Topic: King George I

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		George III was born in 1738, first son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta.
		George III died blind, deaf and mad at Windsor Castle on January 29, 1820.
		George was determined to recover the prerogative lost to the ministerial council by the first two Georges; in the first two decades of the reign, he methodically weakened the Whig party through bribery, coercion and patronage.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon55.html (843 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		George I was born March 28, 1660, son of Ernest, Elector of Hanover and Sophia, granddaughter of James I. He was raised in the royal court of Hanover, a German province, and married Sophia, Princess of Zelle, in 1682.
		George, Elector of Hanover since 1698, ascended the throne upon the death of Queen Anne, under the terms of the 1701 Act of Settlement.
		George I, on his many trips to Hanover, never placed the leadership of government in his son's hands, preferring to rely on his ministers when he was abroad.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon53.html (845 words)

	Kids Zone > History homework > King George IV
		Prince George was the eldest son of King George III and Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg - Strelitz.
		King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew and Lord of the Isles, Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester.
		King George ruled for 10 years in his own right, but effectively ruled from 1811 when he was appointed Prince Regent in light of his father's illness.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page2199.asp (809 words)

	King George County Virginia
		King George County, named for King George I of England, was formed in 1720 from Richmond County.
		William Fitzhugh was of “Bedford”, Thomas Fairfax’s land office at Indiantown”, Robert “King” Carter of Cleve, Thomas B. Baber of Spy Hill, Samuel Washington, brother of George, of Chotank and Colonel Gustavous Alexander of Salisbury, for whom the City of Alexandria is named.
		The Potowmack Indians were near the Stafford and King George boundary and used the Friendly Cottage area as a camping ground for the Indians.
	www.king-george.va.us /content.cfm?cont_uid=2 (1100 words)

	Insane King George III
		King George thought the colonists should be dealt with harshly for their disobedience and insolence.
		King George was eventually humbled as the American colonies successfully became the United States Of America.
		King George III died in 1820, at the age of 82, and his son, George IV, succeeded him.
	www.victorianstation.com /kinggeorge.htm (432 words)

	BBC - History - George I (1660 - 1727)
		George I was Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain as a result of the Act of Settlement of 1701.
		George was third in line to the throne, after Princess Anne (queen from 1702-14) and his mother Sophia.
		As a result, George was forced to give free ministerial rein to Walpole and Townshend: they removed several king's friends from and by 1724 George had come to rely completely on their judgement.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/george_i_king.shtml (405 words)

	Histomat: Adventures in Historical Materialism: Dead King Watch: George I
		King George I died on 11 June 1727, and so it is a little belatedly that I bring up the 279th anniversary of his death.
		George Ludwig was born in 1660 in Hanover in Germany, and was born into the ruling class, becoming His Serene Highness, Duke Georg Ludwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
		George is said to have been reluctant to accept the English plan, but his Hanoverian advisors suggested that he should acquiesce so that his German possessions would become more secure.
	histomatist.blogspot.com /2006/06/dead-king-watch-george-i.html (1160 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		George II was born November 10, 1683, the only son of George I and Sophia.
		Like his father, George was very much a German prince, but at the age of 30 when George I ascended the throne, he was young enough to absorb the English culture that escaped his father.
		George II died of a stroke on October 25, 1760.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon54.html (527 words)

	King George II
		George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, the only son of King George I, was born in 1683.
		The position of George II as a Hanoverian prince drew him to the side of Maria Theresa through jealousy of the rising Prussian monarchy.
		Before Pitts dismissal George II had for once an opportunity of placing himself on the popular side, though, as was the case of his grandson George III during the American war, it was when the popular side happened to be in the wrong.
	www.nndb.com /people/021/000086760 (1718 words)

	king george (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		King George III was the King of Great Britain and lreland.
		In 1765 George had suffered an apparent dementia and in 1788 he lost his mind to such a degree that a regency bill was passed, but he recovered the following year.
		George had inherited porphyria(a defect of the metabolism that may lead to delirium.) In 1809 the King became blind.
	russell.gresham.k12.or.us /Colonial_America/king_george.html (154 words)

	King George I
		When King George IV, her descendant in the fourth generation, attempted in England to call his wife to account for sins of which he was himself notoriously guilty, free-spoken public opinion reprobated the offense in no measured terms.
		Yet, though George had allowed the power which had been exercised by William and Anne to slip through his hands, it was understood to the last that if he chose to exert himself he might cease to be a mere cipher in the conduct of affairs.
		As late as 1727 Bolingbroke gained over one of the king's mistresses, the Duchess of Kendal; and though her support of the fallen Jacobite took no effect, Walpole was not without fear that her reiterated entreaties would lead to his dismissal.
	www.nndb.com /people/397/000093118 (1468 words)

	George III
		George was only twelve when his father died and his mother's friend, the Earl of Bute, became an important influence on his future development.
		George III was also having trouble with his high-spirited eldest son, George, Prince of Wales.
		George was placed in a strait-jacket and eventually his doctors had a special iron chair made to restrain their patient.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /PRgeorgeIII.htm (976 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Hanoverians > George I
		George I spoke German and French and a little English; he regularly visited Hanover to fulfil his duties there.
		Family tensions (George imprisoned his wife in 1694) and political intrigue (opposition gathered round the Prince of Wales) led to differences and intense dislike between George and his son, George.
		In 1719 and 1720, and during most of the King's absences in Hanover, power was delegated to a Regency Council and not to the Prince of Wales.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page106.asp (281 words)

	Search Results for "King George's War"
		...George I, king of Greece, 1845-1913, king of the Hellenes (1863-1913), second son of Christian IX of Denmark.
		...George II, king of Greece, 1890-1947, king of the Hellenes (1922-23, 1935-47), successor and eldest son of King Constantine I. When Constantine I was forced by the...
		...George V, king of Hanover, 1819-78, last king of Hanover (1851-66), son and successor of Ernest Augustus.
	bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=King+George's+War (326 words)

	King George III
		George III was the first of the House of Hanover to be born and educated as an Englishman.
		George III was the longest reigning of the male British monarchs.
		George III, because of his coronation oath to maintain the rights and privileges of the Church of England, was against the proposed measure.
	www.kinggeorgeiii.com (2556 words)

	George I, king of Great Britain and Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		George’s dual role as elector of Hanover and king of England also raised problems; he spent much of his time in Hanover and was widely (although unjustly) believed to be indifferent to English affairs.
		Yet, despite the uprising of the Jacobites in 1715, his crown was never in danger, for he stood to Englishmen as the guarantee of the “revolution settlement” against a return of the Roman Catholic Stuarts.
		George’s succession brought the Whigs to power, and the early years of his reign saw constant maneuvering for power among his ministers—the 1st Earl Stanhope, the 3d earl of Sunderland, Viscount Townshend, and Robert Walpole.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ge/Georg1GB.html (311 words)

	Royalty.nu - King George IV and Regency England
		King George IV Born in 1762, George IV was the eldest son of King George III and Queen Charlotte.
		King William IV also had no legitimate children; he died in 1837 and was succeeded by his brother Edward's daughter Victoria.
		England's King George IV was secretly married to a Catholic woman, a fact which could have cost him the throne.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/England/Hanover/GeorgeIV.html (954 words)

	The King George Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The King George School, in rural Vermont, is an innovative year-round coeducational boarding school for bright, articulate, and creative students in grades 9 through 12.
		King George School students are also creative - often displaying skill or interest in the arts or another area.
		Enrollment at the King George School is strictly voluntary, and students enrolled at the school must agree to be part of a drug-, alcohol-, and tobacco-free environment.
	www.kinggeorgeschool.com /admissions.php (394 words)

	Fort King George
		From its construction in 1721 until it was abandoned in 1732, Fort King George was the southern outpost of the British Empire in North America.
		Named for King George I of England, the fort was a typical small European field fort consisting of a triangular earthwork-walled enclosure.
		King George and observe the firing of 18th century artillery pieces.
	www.darientel.net /~aatrain/FtKgG.html (681 words)

	King George - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King George has referred to many kings throughout history.
		When used, by Americans, without further reference it most often means George III of the United Kingdom, against whom the Whigs of the American Revolution rebelled.
		King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_George (130 words)

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		George Walker helped to facilitate the take-over of Hamburg-American Line which allegedly was a cover for I.G. Farben’s Nazi espionage unit in the United States.
		When George Herbert Bush was elected vice president in 1980, he chose William Stamps Farish III to manage his personal wealth in a blind trust.
		George H. Walker, father of Barbara Bush, was president of Wall Street-based W.A. Harriman & Co. He participated in rebuilding the Baku oil fields only a few hundred miles north of current-day Iraq.
	www.angelfire.com /ca3/jphuck/Book4Ch.1.html (17188 words)

	Nigel Hawthorne : Films : The Madness of King George
		The parallel with "King Lear" is clear, and there is even a moment when George III reads from the play: "I fear I am not in my perfect mind." But the story of George is not tragedy, because tragedy requires a fall from greatness, and George III is not great - merely lovable, and confused.
		When George forces his court to sit through an interminable session of "Greensleeves" being rung on bells, and then asks to hear it again, troubled looks are exchanged: The king is losing it.
		The king performs royally upon the pot, but, as a doctor observes sadly, "One may produce a copious, regular evacuation every day of the week and still be a stranger to reason." (Future historians were able to deduce from the medical records that George's mental state was caused by porphyria, a metabolic imbalance.)
	www.yessirnigel.com /george.html (939 words)

	George III of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George was the grandfather of Queen Victoria, who was the daughter of his fourth son Edward Augustus.
		It is sometimes suggested that George dropped the claim pursuant to the Treaty of Paris or the Treaty of Amiens.
		The song paints George III as a tyrant reluctant to allow the colonies out from under his boot, yet history suggests that George III was merely a puppet in the greedy designs of Prime Minister George Grenville.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom (5252 words)

	George V, King-Emperor
		During that time the King played his part with a courage and sympathy which were recognised somehow by the whole people.
		Many crowns fell into the dust, many kings departed, but when peace came King George stood on his balcony and looked down on vast cheering crowds among whom were many of his soldiers, and he knew that he held the loyalty of his folk.
		of the birth of King George the Fifth.
	www.angelfire.com /ri/georgev (535 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Hanoverians
		The first of their Kings, George I, was only 52nd in line to the throne, but the nearest Protestant according to the Act of Settlement.
		Two descendants of James II, the deposed Stuart king, threatened to take the throne, and were supported by a number of 'Jacobites' throughout the realm.
		For all that, the Hanoverian period was remarkably stable, not least because of the longevity of its kings.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page105.asp (294 words)

	George I of Great Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George I, the first Hanoverian monarch of Great Britain and Ireland, was not a native speaker of English; instead, he spoke his native German, or French.
		In 1706, the Duke of Bavaria was demoted for defecting from the Imperial side to the French side; his dignity of Archtreasurer of the Empire was granted to George.
		George was on his sixth trip to his native Hanover, where he was buried, in Chapel Schloss Herrenhausen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain (3052 words)

	American Revolution: King George III
		King George III was the ruler of Great Britain from 1760-1820.
		King George III was born in June 4, 1738.
		King George III had a severe case of this.
	library.thinkquest.org /TQ0312848/kgeorge.htm (300 words)

	King George County Virginia - Parks & Rec.
		King George County Virginia - Parks & Rec.
		The King George County Parks and Recreation Advisory Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month.
		All meetings are held at the King George Citizen Center.
	www.king-george.va.us /content7.cfm?cont_uid=13 (121 words)

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