George III: A Personal History
Christopher Hibbert
Hibbert's humane portrait of the king who lost America and battled mental illness.
George III of Great Britain
- Life
- 1738–1820
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.
Catherine II of Russia
Russia
1762–1796
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1765–1790
Frederick II of Prussia
Prussia
1760–1786
Selim III
Ottoman Empire
1789–1801
Qianlong Emperor
China
1760–1796
Frederick William II of Prussia
Prussia
1786–1797
Charles III of Spain
Spain
1760–1788
Paul I of Russia
Russia
1796–1801
Shah Alam II
Mughal Empire
1760–1788
Frederick William III of Prussia
Prussia
1797–1801
Tokugawa Ieharu
Japan (Shogunate)
1760–1786
Pope Pius VI
Papacy
1775–1799
Louis XVI of France
France
1774–1791
Maria I of Portugal
Portugal
1777–1801
Emperor Kōkaku
Japan
1779–1801
Louis XV of France
France
1760–1774
Abdul Hamid I
Ottoman Empire
1774–1789
Gustav III of Sweden
Sweden
1771–1792
Mustafa III
Ottoman Empire
1760–1774
Charles IV of Spain
Spain
1788–1801
Joseph I of Portugal
Portugal
1760–1777
Tokugawa Ienari
Japan (Shogunate)
1787–1801
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1792–1801
Jiaqing Emperor
China
1796–1801
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
Japan
1762–1771
Louis XVII of France
France
1793–1795
Emperor Go-Momozono
Japan
1771–1779
Pope Clement XIII
Papacy
1760–1769
Adolf Fredrik of Sweden
Sweden
1760–1771
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1760–1765
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Sweden
1792–1801
Pope Clement XIV
Papacy
1769–1774
Emperor Momozono
Japan
1760–1762
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Further Reading
Well-regarded biographies and histories to go deeper on George III of Great Britain's life and times.
The Strangest Family: The Private Lives of George III, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians
Janice Hadlow
Hadlow's acclaimed portrait of George III, Charlotte, and their unruly Hanoverian family.
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