October 25th

On this day – October 25th 1760 – George III became king of Great Britain and Ireland

George III was king of UK and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820 (However, due to mental illness was a regency established with his oldest son in charge in 1810). His reign was longer than any UK monarch before him and only Victoria and Elisabeth II has ruled longer than him . George was then the king both during the Napoleon war and the American war of independence. George III struggled in his later years with dementia and rheumatics and by 1810 he was virtually blind. The Prince of Wales was the Regent from 1811 until George III death in 1820.  George III was succeeded by George IV, his oldest son, who only ruled for the next 10 years. George III has been know as the "scapegoat for the failure of imperialism".