# George III - King of Great Britain and Ireland; from 1801 King of the United Kingdom

URL: https://english-history.com/rulers/george-iii
Reign: 1760 - 1820
Born-Died: 1738 - 1820
Dynasty: House of Hanover
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III

George III's exceptionally long reign spanned the loss of the American colonies, wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and the union with Ireland in 1801. Recurrent illness eventually led to the Regency under his son.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [George II](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-ii)
- Succeeded by: [George IV](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-iv)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1760 - [George III becomes king](https://english-history.com/timeline/1760-george-iii-becomes-king)
- 1763 - [Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years' War](https://english-history.com/timeline/1763-treaty-of-paris-ends-the-seven-years-war)
- 1764 - [Spinning Jenny is developed](https://english-history.com/timeline/1764-spinning-jenny-is-developed)
- 1765 - [Stamp Act crisis in the American colonies](https://english-history.com/timeline/1765-stamp-act-crisis-in-the-american-colonies)
- 1769 - [Watt patents major steam-engine improvements](https://english-history.com/timeline/1769-watt-patents-major-steam-engine-improvements)
- 1770 - [James Cook claims eastern Australia for Britain](https://english-history.com/timeline/1770-james-cook-claims-eastern-australia-for-britain)
- 1773 - [Regulating Act begins parliamentary control of the East India Company](https://english-history.com/timeline/1773-regulating-act-begins-parliamentary-control-of-the-east-india-company)
- 1775 - [American Revolutionary War begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1775-american-revolutionary-war-begins)
- 1776 - [American Declaration of Independence](https://english-history.com/timeline/1776-american-declaration-of-independence)
- 1778 - [France enters the American war](https://english-history.com/timeline/1778-france-enters-the-american-war)
- 1780 - [Gordon Riots](https://english-history.com/timeline/1780-gordon-riots)
- 1781 - [British army surrenders at Yorktown](https://english-history.com/timeline/1781-british-army-surrenders-at-yorktown)
- 1783 - [Treaty of Paris recognizes United States independence](https://english-history.com/timeline/1783-treaty-of-paris-recognizes-united-states-independence)
- 1787 - [First Fleet sails for Australia](https://english-history.com/timeline/1787-first-fleet-sails-for-australia)
- 1788 - [Settlement at Sydney Cove is founded](https://english-history.com/timeline/1788-settlement-at-sydney-cove-is-founded)
- 1789 - [French Revolution transforms British politics](https://english-history.com/timeline/1789-french-revolution-transforms-british-politics)
- 1791 - [Thomas Paine publishes Rights of Man](https://english-history.com/timeline/1791-thomas-paine-publishes-rights-of-man)
- 1792 - [Popular political societies expand](https://english-history.com/timeline/1792-popular-political-societies-expand)
- 1793 - [Britain enters war with Revolutionary France](https://english-history.com/timeline/1793-britain-enters-war-with-revolutionary-france)
- 1794 - [Habeas corpus is suspended amid radical fears](https://english-history.com/timeline/1794-habeas-corpus-is-suspended-amid-radical-fears)
- 1797 - [Spithead and Nore mutinies](https://english-history.com/timeline/1797-spithead-and-nore-mutinies)
- 1798 - [Irish Rebellion](https://english-history.com/timeline/1798-irish-rebellion)
- 1801 - [United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is created](https://english-history.com/timeline/1801-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-ireland-is-created)
- 1802 - [Peace of Amiens temporarily ends war with France](https://english-history.com/timeline/1802-peace-of-amiens-temporarily-ends-war-with-france)
- 1804 - [Richard Trevithick demonstrates steam locomotive power](https://english-history.com/timeline/1804-richard-trevithick-demonstrates-steam-locomotive-power)
- 1805 - [Battle of Trafalgar](https://english-history.com/timeline/1805-battle-of-trafalgar)
- 1807 - [Slave Trade Act abolishes British slave trading](https://english-history.com/timeline/1807-slave-trade-act-abolishes-british-slave-trading)
- 1811 - [Regency begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1811-regency-begins)
- 1812 - [Luddite disturbances peak](https://english-history.com/timeline/1812-luddite-disturbances-peak)
- 1815 - [Battle of Waterloo](https://english-history.com/timeline/1815-battle-of-waterloo)
- 1815 - [Corn Laws impose protection on grain](https://english-history.com/timeline/1815-corn-laws-impose-protection-on-grain)
- 1819 - [Peterloo Massacre](https://english-history.com/timeline/1819-peterloo-massacre)
- 1820 - [George IV becomes king](https://english-history.com/timeline/1820-george-iv-becomes-king)