Person George II (1683 - 1760); King of Great Britain and Ireland George II George Augustus 1683 - 1760 German Male Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany 10 November 1683 Kensington, London 25 October 1760 Burial: Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe

Career: After the divorce of his parents, was brought up by his paternal grandparents, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, and Sophia of Bohemia; took on British nationality (1705); served in the allied army at the Battle of Oudenaarde (1708); came to England on the accession of his father (1714); the last King of Great Britain to lead his troops in battle at the Battle of Dettingen (1743) Son of George I of Great Britain and Ireland (FRS 1727) and his wife, Sophia Dorothea; married Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline, daughter of John Frederick, Markgraf of Brandenburg-Ansbach; father of Fredrick William, Prince of Wales (FRS 1728) Royal Fellow Patron 15/05/1727 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: Previously Prince of Wales. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 10 Nov 1683 - 25 Oct 1760 NA8331 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 7ef462b3-176b-42d8-9fa2-88a8b3c25ab5