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| George II
(1683 - 1760)
| Timeline |
| 1683 |
Born 10 November at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover |
| 1703 |
Son, Frederick, born |
| 1705 |
Marries Caroline of Ansbach |
| 1709 |
Daughter, Anne, born |
| 1711 |
Daughter, Amelia Sophia Eleanor, born |
| 1713 |
Daughter, Caroline Elizabeth, born |
| 1714 |
Q Anne dies, George I inherits the throne and Prince George (to be George II) becomes Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester |
| 1715 |
Serves as the ninth Chancellor of Trinity College, Dublin until 1718 |
| 1717 |
Son, George William (to be George III) is born, rift with father over god-father leads to arrest, banishment from St. James palace, and exclusion from public ceremonies |
| 1718 |
Son, George William, dies |
| 1721 |
Son, William Augustus, born |
| 1723 |
Daughter, Mary, born |
| 1724 |
Daughter, Louisa, born |
| 1727 |
Father dies, George II succeeds to the throne |
| 1734 |
Founds the Georg August University of Göttingen |
| 1737 |
Wife dies |
| 1739 |
War of Jenkins' Ear |
| 1740 |
War of Austrian Succession |
| 1742 |
Treaty of Aix la Chapelle ends War of Jenkin's Ear |
| 1743 |
Last British monarch to lead his troops into battle (Dettingen |
| 1745 |
Jacobite Rebellion - "The Fourty-Five" |
| 1748 |
Treaty of Breslau ends of War of Austrian Succession |
| 1756 |
Seven Years War begins |
| 1760 |
Dies 25 October |
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