George II
Andrew C. Thompson
The Yale monarchs volume on the last British king born outside the realm.
George II of Great Britain
- Life
- 1683–1760
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Elizabeth I of Russia
Russia
1741–1760
Frederick II of Prussia
Prussia
1740–1760
Louis XV of France
France
1727–1760
Anna I of Russia
Russia
1730–1740
Frederick William I of Prussia
Prussia
1727–1740
Qianlong Emperor
China
1735–1760
Mahmud I
Ottoman Empire
1730–1754
Peter II of Russia
Russia
1727–1730
Muhammad Shah
Mughal Empire
1727–1748
Philip V of Spain
Spain
1727–1746
John V of Portugal
Portugal
1727–1750
Frederick I of Sweden
Sweden
1727–1751
Tokugawa Yoshimune
Japan (Shogunate)
1727–1745
Pope Benedict XIV
Papacy
1740–1758
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1745–1760
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Spain
1746–1759
Tokugawa Ieshige
Japan (Shogunate)
1745–1760
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1727–1740
Emperor Momozono
Japan
1747–1760
Emperor Sakuramachi
Japan
1735–1747
Yongzheng Emperor
China
1727–1735
Joseph I of Portugal
Portugal
1750–1760
Ahmad Shah Bahadur
Mughal Empire
1748–1754
Pope Clement XII
Papacy
1730–1740
Alamgir II
Mughal Empire
1754–1759
Emperor Nakamikado
Japan
1727–1735
Adolf Fredrik of Sweden
Sweden
1751–1760
Ahmed III
Ottoman Empire
1727–1730
Osman III
Ottoman Empire
1754–1757
Mustafa III
Ottoman Empire
1757–1760
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1742–1745
Pope Benedict XIII
Papacy
1727–1730
Pope Clement XIII
Papacy
1758–1760
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