King George III in 1799 by Sir William Beechey Poster

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738[1] – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but unlike his two Hanoverian predecessors he was born in Britain, spoke English as his first language, and never visited Hanover. Image reproduction rights can be found in the link near the bottom of this description. Sign up to Mr. Rebates for FREE and save 12% on any zazzle order in addition to a $5.00 sign up bonus All Rights Reserved; without: prejudice, recourse or notice (U.C.C. 1-308) Image Reproduction Rights: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:King_George_III_by_Sir_William_Beechey_%282%29.jpg "george III" "king george" "king george III" "Sir William Beechey" "william beechey" "george the third" "king george the third" "george the 3rd" "king george the 3rd" "british king" "king of great Britain" "revolutionary war king" "american revolution king" "king during the revolutionary war" "king during the american revolution" 1799