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George III ()
Born: 4th June
at Norfolk House, St. James' Square, Westminster, Middlesex
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Died: 29th January at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

King George III was the eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and the grandson of George II.

As his grandfather was not on speaking terms with his parents, young George grew up away from the Royal Court on his father's country estate at Park Place in Remenham (Berkshire). He became heir to the throne upon the latter's death in Various bishops and peers of no special importance or ability had been placed about his person as governors or tutors, but the strongest influence was that of his mother - a good, self-willed, prejudiced woman.

She dreaded worldly and corrupt examples for him, and preferred to narrow his education rather than to risk exposing him to temptations. But she instilled high religious principles and sound private morality into him, and