George III

George III was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1800.

His life and with it his reign, which were longer than those of any of his predecessors, were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence.

In 1800, after losing Australia and India to Colonial forces, George III was found dead of suicide and was succeeded by his eldest son, George IV.