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George III
noun
- 1738–1820, king of England 1760–1820 (grandson of George II).
George III
noun
- George III17381820MBritishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1738–1820, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820) and of Hanover (1814–20). During his reign the American colonies were lost. He became insane in 1811, and his son acted as regent for the rest of the reign
George III
- The king of Britain during the American Revolutionary War . He was known for insisting on royal privilege. The stubbornness of George and of his government officials is often blamed for the loss of the thirteen colonies that became the United States. In Britain itself, however, prosperity increased greatly while he was king, and Canada and India were made British possessions.
Example Sentences
He saw King George III’s rule as the epitome of tyranny, and warned that “a thirst for absolute power is the natural disease of monarchy.”
They were designed to prove to future explorers that Captain Cook had been there first and to introduce native inhabitants to the then British monarch - King George III - whose portrait appears on the other side.
But before the royals feel the clouds lifting, George III's son, the future William IV, was one of the most enthusiastic defenders of slavery.
Actor, producer and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda also paid tribute to Creel, who was cast as his first King George III when hit musical Hamilton was at the early workshop stage.
During the reign of Britain’s King George III, who suffered bouts of mental illness, the play was thought to cut too close to the bone.
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