King George II of the United Kingdom

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HM The King of the United Kingdom
Titles King of the United Kingdom
Reign 22 June 1727 – 25 October 1760
Coronation 22 October 1727
Predecessor George I
Successor George III
Biographical Information
Born 9 November 1683

Hanover, Hanover, Holy Roman Empire

Died 25 October 1760 (aged 76)

London, England

Spouse Princess Caroline of Ansbach

(m. 1705; w. 1737)

Issue Frederick, Prince of Wales

Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Amelia
Princess Caroline
Prince George William
Prince William
Princess Mary
Princess Louise

Name George Augustus
House Hanover
Father King George I of the United Kingdom
Mother Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Religion Anglican

General

Life[edit | edit source]

TBA

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

TBA

Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
Frederick, Prince of Wales 31 January 1707 31 March 1751 (aged 44) Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (m. 1736); had issue
Anne, Princess Royal 2 November 1709 12 January 1759 (aged 49) William IV, Prince of Orange (m. 1734); had issue
Princess Amelia 10 June 1711 31 October 1786 (aged 75) Died unmarried and without issue
Princess Caroline 10 June 1713 28 December 1757 (aged 44) Died unmarried and without issue
Prince George William 13 November 1717 17 February 1718 (aged 3 months) Died in infancy
Prince William 15 April 1721 31 October 1765 (aged 44) Died unmarried and without issue
Princess Mary 5 March 1723 14 January 1772 (aged 48) Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel (m. 1740); had issue
Princess Louise 18 December 1724 19 December 1751 (aged 27) King Frederik V of Denmark (m. 1743); had issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

  • 1683-1692 Prince George of Brunswick-Luneburg
  • 1692-1698 Prince George of Hanover
  • 1698-1714 George, Hereditary Prince of Hanover
  • 1714-1727 George, Prince of Wales
  • 1727-1760 George II, King of the United Kingdom

Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
King George I of the United Kingdom Elector Ernest Augustus of Hanover

Princess Sophia of the Palatinate

Duke George of Brunswick-Luneburg

Princess Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt

Elector Frederick V of the Palatinate

Elizabeth Stuart

Duke William of Brunswick-Luneburg

Princess Dorothea of Denmark

Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt

Princess Magdalene of Neuburg

Elector Frederick IV of the Palatinate

Countess Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau

King James I of England

Princess Anne of Denmark

Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle Duke George William of Brunswick-Luneburg

Eleonore Desmier d'Olbreuse

Duke George of Brunswick-Luneburg

Princess Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt

Alexandre Desmier d'Olbreuse

Jacquette Poussard de Vendre

Duke William of Brunswick-Luneburg

Princess Dorothea of Denmark

Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt

Princess Magdalene of Neuburg

Alexandre Desmier d'Olbreuse

Marie Baudoin

Joachim Poussard de Vendre

Suzanne Gaillard