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Events on Saturday 25 October 1760 4
1683 – 1760George II of Great Britain (1683-1760)Died 25 October 1760, aged 76George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Hanover from 1727. He was the last British monarch to lead an army in battle, at Dettingen in 1743. He died at Kensington Palace, and his grandson George III succeeded him.
1683 – 1760George II of Great Britain (1683-1760)Died 25 October 1760, aged 76George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Hanover from 1727. He was the last British monarch to lead an army in battle, at Dettingen in 1743. He died at Kensington Palace, and his grandson George III succeeded him.
1760Accession of George IIIGeorge III becomes King of Great BritainGeorge III succeeded his grandfather George II as King of Great Britain and Ireland. He was the first Hanoverian monarch born in Britain who spoke English as his first language, and his reign of nearly sixty years became one of the longest in British history.
1760Accession of George IIIGeorge III becomes King of Great BritainGeorge III succeeded his grandfather George II as King of Great Britain and Ireland. He was the first Hanoverian monarch born in Britain who spoke English as his first language, and his reign of nearly sixty years became one of the longest in British history.