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father, the Prince of Wales died when he was young. When George III was 22, in 1760, his
grandfather, George II, died. On September 8th, 1761 he married Princess Charlotte Sophia
from Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Germany and on September 22nd, 1761, George III became
the King of England. George himself was of partial German ancestry. George and Charlotte
had 15 children, one of whom, George IV would be the next king.
King George III sat upon the throne of England from 1760-1820. It was on his watch that the
American colonies were lost. King George III, after the French and Indian War, had large
debts to pay, and thought he could extract the necessary money from the colonies. King
George was incensed when the insolent American colonists objected to the taxes being levied,
particularly the Stamp Act. When the Stamp Act was repealed, King George flew into a rage.
King George thought the colonists should be dealt with harshly for their disobedience and
insolence. Using his profound influence, he pushed through the Townshend Acts, in 1766, taxing many commodity items
including tea resulting in the infamous Boston Tea Party. King George was eventually humbled as the American colonies
successfully became the United States Of America. Other colonies began to rebel after America's success and King George
remained embroiled in one conflict or another for many years.
George III inherited more...
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