George II of Great Britain (r. 1727-1760) was the second of the Hanoverian monarchs, and like his father George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727), he faced a Jacobite rebellion to restore the Stuart line. Wars in Europe and beyond drained resources but ultimately led to Britain holding many key colonies in the now truly global game of empires.
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10 Nov 1683Georg August, son of George I and future George II of Great Britain is born.
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1727 - 1760Reign of George II of Great Britain.
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11 Oct 1727Coronation in Westminster Abbey of George II of Great Britain.
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1729A peace treaty with Spain confirms Gibraltar as a British possession.
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20 Nov 1737Queen Caroline, wife of George II of Great Britain, dies.
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4 Jun 1738George William Frederick, future George III of Great Britain, is born.
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1740 - 1748The War of the Austrian Succession.
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1743George II of Great Britain leads an army to victory at the Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria.
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1745 - 1746A Jacobite rebellion led by Charles Edward Stuart is quashed.
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16 Apr 1746The Jacobite rebellion is defintievly defeated at the Battle of Culloden in Scotland.
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1751Prince Frederick, eldest son and hier to George II of Great Britain, dies.
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1756 - 1763The Seven Years' War.
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1760The British control all of Canada.
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25 Oct 1760George II of Great Britain dies of a heart attack in Kensington Palace.
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25 Oct 1760George II dies of a heart attack, he is succeeded by his grandson George III of Great Britain.
