| George II 1 1683-1760. King of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hanover (1727-1760). His 1743 victory at the Battle of Dettingen (a village of present-day south-central Germany) was the last time that a British monarch led his troops in the field. |
| George II 2 1890-1947. King of Greece (1922-1923 and 1935-1947). He was deposed by a military junta in 1923 but returned to the throne in 1935 after a plebiscite. |
George II
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1. (Biographies / George II (1683-1760) M, Britishnational of birth: German, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1683-1760, king of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hanover (1727-60); son of George I. His victory over the French at Dettingen (1743) in the War of the Austrian Succession was the last appearance on a battlefield by a British king
2. (Biographies / George II (1890-1947) M, Greek, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1890-1947, king of Greece (1922-24; 1935-47). He was overthrown by the republicans (1924) and exiled during the German occupation of Greece (1941-45)
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| Noun | 1. |  George II - King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760)Hanoverian line, House of Hanover, Hanover - the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) |
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