George III

1. He was born in June,1738

1.1. His Father was Frederick of Wales

1.1.1. His mother was Augusta of Saxe-Goth

1.2. He was George´s II grandson

2. George ascended to the throne as King George III on 25th October 1760,during the Seven Year´s war

2.1. In 1761 he got married with German Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

3. Royal Proclamation of 1763.Colonies in North America were separated from the rest.The colonists were foced to trade with the Native Americans. Conflicts came

4. He saw the loss of the American Colonies in the war of Independence.

4.1. In 1775 an armed conflict broke out between British and colonial forces in New England,because of high taxes.

4.1.1. George III wanted his colonies back and he didn't acknowledge their Declaration of Independence at all. George's decision meant a costly war.

4.1.1.1. Not until 1783 George III accpeted the defeat in North America, which meant the loss of his thirteen colonies. He allowed a negotiation of peace, which is called the Treaty of Paris. The war between Great Britain and the colonies finally came to and end

5. Royal proclamation of 1763. It closed off the western frontier for colonial expansion.The proclamtion was presented to calm the fears of the Indians.

6. The stamp act would grant and apply stamp duties both in British Colonies and plantation of America.

7. Sugar Act used to offset the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War

8. George III detested Charles Fox because of his radical thinking and so William Pitt became new Prime Minister in 1783

9. his health was deteriorating extremely in 1788. The mental disease he was suffering from got more and more serious and at the end of the same year he was said to be serioulsy mentally deranged.

9.1. George III lived for 81 years and reigned for 59 years and was succeeded by his eldest son George IV, who was then the official King