| Authorised form of name | George II (1683 - 1760); King of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Other forms of name | George Augustus |
| Dates | 1683 - 1760 |
| Nationality | German |
| Place of birth | Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany |
| Date of birth | 10 November 1683 |
| Place of death | Kensington, London |
| Date of death | 25 October 1760 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
The royal vault in Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London |
| Activity | 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)
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| Membership category | Royal Fellow |
| Patron |
| Date of election | 15/05/1727 |
| Relationships | 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) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Previously Prince of Wales. |
| Code | NA8331 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CMO/2/339 | Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society | 10 July 1727 |
| DM/2/116 | Extracts from minutes of meetings of the Royal Society re election of the Prince of Wales to the Fellowship of the Royal Society | c.1784 |
| M/082 | King George II and Queen Caroline | |
| EL/F2/46 | Letter, from [Etienne] Fourmont to George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland | nd |