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George II of Great Britain

1683 - 1760

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George II (George Augustus; German: Georg August; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death in 1760. Born and brought up in northern Germany, George is the most recent British monarch born outside Great Britain. The Act of Settlement 1701 and the Acts of Union 1707 positioned his grandmother Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant descendants to inherit the British throne. George married Princess Caroline of Ansbach, with whom he had eight children. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George II of Great Britain is the 663rd most popular politician (down from 571st in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 161st in 2019) and the 50th most popular German Politician.

King George II of Great Britain was most famous for being the last British monarch to lead troops into battle.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George II of Great Britain ranks 663 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodosius II, Anastasios II, Emperor Wu of Han, Heydar Aliyev, Valerius Severus, and Hugo Chávez. After him are Constantius Chlorus, Abdulmejid II, Norodom Sihanouk, Albert Lutuli, Narmer, and Rehoboam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1683, George II of Great Britain ranks 3. Before him are Philip V of Spain, and Jean-Philippe Rameau. After him are Caroline of Ansbach, René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, Maria Anna of Austria, 6th Dalai Lama, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Gottfried Silbermann, Christoph Graupner, John Theophilus Desaguliers, and Johann David Heinichen. Among people deceased in 1760, George II of Great Britain ranks 1. After him are Maria Amalia of Saxony, Baal Shem Tov, Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Anna Magdalena Bach, Alaungpaya, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Adrien Manglard, Christoph Graupner, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Andrija Kačić Miošić, and George Clifford III.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, George II of Great Britain ranks 173 out of 7,253. Before him are Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Otto Hahn (1879), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), Carl Orff (1895), Franz von Papen (1879), and Olaf Scholz (1958). After him are Caroline of Ansbach (1683), Max Ernst (1891), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850), Max von Laue (1879), and Frederick William I of Prussia (1688).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, George II of Great Britain ranks 50. Before him are Agrippina the Younger (15), George I of Great Britain (1660), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), Franz von Papen (1879), and Olaf Scholz (1958). After him are Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Charles the Fat (839), Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Conrad III of Germany (1093), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), and Friedrich Ebert (1871).

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