In the political history of Electorate of Hanover, George II of Great Britain is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists George II of Great Britain as King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760.
George II of Great Britain was born at Hanover in 1683. His recorded nationality is Electorate of Hanover.
The seventeenth century set the modern argument in motion: sovereignty, consent and the limits of a ruler's claim.
He served as Monarch of Great Britain (1727–1760), King of Ireland (1727–1760) and Prince-Elector (1727–1760).
He is described as monarch and aristocrat.
His name is attached above all to by James's son. What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Order of the Garter.
That the career was made in Electorate of Hanover is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
George II of Great Britain died in 1760, aged 77. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- Monarch of Great Britain (1727–1760)
- King of Ireland (1727–1760)
- Prince-Elector (1727–1760)
- Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1727–1760)
- Order of the Garter
