Fun facts about king george iii

King George III was king of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hanover for 60 momentous years (1760-1820) and was insane off and on after 1788. His son and successor, George IV, acted as regent during the insane years.

George III's reign is noted for losing the first British Empire with a defeat in the American Revolution, the building of a second empire based in India, Asia, and Africa, the beginnings of the industrial revolution that made Britain an economic powerhouse, and above all the life and death struggle with the French, 1793–1815, which ended with the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.

He was the last powerful king in Britain. He misused his powers by bribing politicians, promoting favorites such as Lord Germain, and interfering with the politicians trying to run the government and the British Empire.

After he lapsed into insanity and was followed by several debauched incompetents, there was no one who wanted a king to make American revolution for kids!