King George II of Great Britain
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Monarch
|
| gptkbp:born |
October 30, 1683
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:William,_Duke_of_Cumberland
gptkb:Anne,_Princess_Royal gptkb:Frederick,_Prince_of_Wales gptkb:Louisa,_Queen_of_Denmark gptkb:Mary,_Duchess_of_Gloucester |
| gptkbp:died |
October 25, 1760
|
| gptkbp:era |
Georgian era
|
| gptkbp:father |
gptkb:King_George_I
|
| gptkbp:grandparent |
gptkb:Sophia_of_Hanover
gptkb:Ernest_Augustus,_Elector_of_Hanover |
| gptkbp:house |
gptkb:House_of_Hanover
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
King George II of Great Britain
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Military leadership during the Seven Years' War
Military_leadership_during_the_War_of_Austrian_Succession |
| gptkbp:language |
English
German |
| gptkbp:mother |
gptkb:Sophia_Dorothea_of_Celle
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:portrait |
gptkb:Sir_Godfrey_Kneller
gptkb:Thomas_Hudson |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:King_George_I
|
| gptkbp:reign |
1760
1727 |
| gptkbp:religion |
Anglicanism
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Dettingen
Jacobite risings Treaty of Paris (1763) Battle of Culloden Battle of Fontenoy Promotion of the arts and sciences Involvement in the Seven Years' War Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) Establishment_of_the_British_Museum Development_of_the_British_Navy Expansion_of_the_British_Empire Involvement_in_the_War_of_the_Austrian_Succession Establishment_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts Support_for_the_Protestant_cause_in_Europe Establishment_of_the_British_East_India_Company Support_for_the_Hanoverian_succession Construction_of_the_British_Library Royal_Academy_of_Arts_founded |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Caroline_of_Ansbach
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:King_George_III
|
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Duke_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg
gptkb:King_of_Ireland King of Great Britain Elector of Hanover |