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Who was King George III?

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

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Who was King George III?

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  1. Who was King George III? By Garnet

  2. 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 1765 Queen Charlotte

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. credits Books: 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>.

  7. Credits continued Pictures 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

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