by garnet george iii was born on june 4, 1738 he got a disease called porphyria which causes...
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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