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Definition of George III
1. Noun. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820).
Group relationships: Hanover, Hanoverian Line, House Of Hanover
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Derivative terms: Georgian
Lexicographical Neighbors of George III
Literary usage of George III
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1910)
"IV, 19 Godwin, William V. 303 Hayley, William IV, 653 Inchbald, Elizabeth IV,
687 Lillo, George III, 101 Malone, Edmond. IV, 577 Mason, William IV, ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography: From the Earliest Times to 1900 by George Smith, Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1897)
"London, 1823 ; Jesse's Memoirs of the Life and Reign of George III (in the index,
vol. iii., Smelt is described as Rev. Leonard Smelt! ..."
3. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1866)
"Horace Walpole (J/cm. of George III., vol. ip 16) says, ... The education of
George III. had been shamefully neglected ; and when be ..."
4. American Book Prices Current by Katherine Kyes Leab, Daniel J Leab (1900)
"(99) $140.00 vols., 1846; Memoirs of the Reign of George III., 4 vols., 1845;
Journal of the Reign of George III., 2 vols., 1859; Memoirs of Horace Walpole, ..."
5. English Constitutional History from the Teutonic Conquest to the Present Time by Thomas Pitt Taswell-Langmead (1905)
"Long struggle of George III. against the Ministerial system. Character of the king.
of the Constitution. It is remarkable, however, that like some other ..."
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