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George III: Birth and Education
The Georgian era () spanned the combined reigns of the five British monarchs from the Electorate of Hanover, a member state of the Holy Roman Empire.
George III was the first Hanoverian king born in England rather than Germany. His parents were Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
Did you know? The planet Uranus was originally named "Georgium sidus," the Georgian Star, after King George III of England, who had funded the foot telescope William Herschel used in its discovery.
On his father’s death in , the year-old George became Prince of Wales.
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He was cared for in relative isolation by his mother and tutored by the Scottish nobleman Lord Bute.
George III: Early Reign
George III became king of Great Britain and Ireland in following his grandfather George II’s death.
In his accession speech to Parliament, the year-old monarch played down his Hanoverian connections. “Born and educated in this country,” he said, “I glory in the