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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.
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George II

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1. (Biography) 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. (Biography) 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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Noun1.George II - King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760)George II - King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760)
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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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Sir Pitt Crawley (named after the great Commoner) was the son of Walpole Crawley, first Baronet, of the Tape and Sealing-Wax Office in the reign of George II., when he was impeached for peculation, as were a great number of other honest gentlemen of those days; and Walpole Crawley was, as need scarcely be said, son of John Churchill Crawley, named after the celebrated military commander of the reign of Queen Anne.
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They made uniforms for Lord Nelson and have held Royal Warrants from King George II to the present Queen.
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1754: Richard Mead, English doctor and physician to George II, who promoted inoculation for smallpox, died.
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His son, George II, reigned for 33 years (1727-60) to be succeeded by George II's grandson, George III, on the throne for 60 years.
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Middleton St George II v Richmondshire V MIDDLETON ST GEORGE II: A Johnson b Platt 18, M Hall b Potter 6, M Howe b Platt 0, K Harland b Platt 0, G Jemmeson b Simpson 9, J Jemmeson b Platt 0, A Peverley b Platt 0, K Aston c unknown b Pule 1, B English not out 1, B Pogue c unknown b Pule 0, S Torrison lbw Platt 0.
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