Timeline January 1820

Events in January 1820 2

• 1738 – 1820 George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820) Died 29 January 1820, aged 81 George III reigned as King of Great Britain and Ireland for nearly sixty years, presiding over the loss of the American colonies and later bouts of mental illness. He died at Windsor Castle and was succeeded by his son, who had already served as Prince Regent.
• 1820 Liberal revolt forces restoration of Spain's 1812 constitution Riego's uprising begins the Trienio Liberal Colonel Rafael del Riego led an army revolt at Cabezas de San Juan against King Ferdinand VII's absolutist rule. Facing widespread unrest, the king agreed in March to restore the liberal Constitution of 1812, opening a three-year constitutional period.