WHO WAS KING GEORGE III?

By Garnet

BIRTH, MARRIAGE, AND DISEASE George III was born on June 4, 1738

He got a disease called porphyria which causes abdominal pain, paralysis on the arms and legs, and many more symptoms

He got that disease right after he married Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1765Queen Charlotte

FAMILY AND BECOMING KING Father: Fredrick, the Prince of Wales Mother: Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. He had a brother named Gloucester, Grandfather was George II

Heir to the throne in 1751 when his father died

Became king in 1760 after his grandfather, King George II

King George III

DURING REIGN He married his wife, Charlotte Sophia.

Experienced the French, American, and Industrial Revolutions.

The Industrial Revolution created a new society and more than doubled the British population.

Britain gained territories in, southern Africa, southern Asia, and Australia.

DEATH Before he died he suffered from mental

illness and went blind in 1809.

He died in 1820 at the age of 82.

His son, George IV took over Britain after him.

George IV

CREDITSBooks:Bold Leaders of the American Revolution.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1973. 

 Print.

Lafayette and the American Revolution. New York: Holiday House, 2010. Print.

Websites:

<http://worldbookonline.com/student/ article?id=ar221255&st=acts+made+by+king+george+iii>.

<http://worldbookonline.com/student/ article?id=ar466820&st=acts+in+1700+made+by+george+iii>.

 <http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/kgeorge.htm>.

CREDITS CONTINUEDPictures only found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_George_III 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Sophia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_George_IV