George III -King of Great Britain and King of Ireland
George III (George William Frederick, 4 June 1738–29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801. He was then King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but unlike his two predecessors he was born in Britain and spoke English as his first language. Despite his long life, he never visited Hanover.
George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia.Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of its American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence, which led to the establishment of the United States of America.
A series of wars against revolutionary and Napoleonic France, over a 20-year period, finally concluded in the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.
In the later part of his life, George III suffered from recurrent, and eventually permanent, mental illness. Medical practitioners were baffled by this at the time, although it has since been suggested that he suffered from the blood disease porphyria. After a final relapse in 1810, a regency was established, and George III's eldest son, George, Prince of Wales, ruled as Prince Regent. On George III's death, the Prince Regent succeeded his father as George IV.
Pair English Regency Georgian George III Armchairs
English Regency Georgian George III Armchairs- Pair of Chairs- Vintage Views Consignment, SWC-George III Satinwood Pembroke Table, c.1800 The Stanley Weiss Collection $9,500
A George III Giltwood Settee
A George III giltwood settee with a shell-carved crest rail above a padded back and seat and with foliate carved arms, raised on tapering leaf carved legs; the seat inscribed "217 Hornby", possibly the name of the cabinet-maker. Sold through Kentshire
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY BOWFRONT CHEST OF DRAWERS BUFFET From Musing Antiques
19th Century English George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers From Musing Antiques $2,800
US $2,500.00
