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George III - reign 1760-1820 (60 Years)

George II was the king of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820.

Dispite his log reign, George was not really an effective king for a large proportion of this period. For many years Prince George, his son who was to become George IV was Prince Regent and was "in-charge" of state affairs.

The Regency, 1780's to 1836/7, saw the end of American Revolution and the signing of the Declaration of Independance, 4 July 1776. America was lost to the British under George III watch but the Prince Regent was the monarch that had influence at that time.

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George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king.
He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire before becoming King of Hanover on 12 October 1814.
He was a monarch of the House of Hanover, who, unlike his two predecessors, was born in Great Britain, spoke English as his first language,[1] and never visited Hanover.[2]

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Prior to the reign of George III the residents of Belchamp Hall were largely occupied in the running of the Hall while the estate was being managed by Thomas Ruggles (1741 - 1865)

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