George, St

Patron of England: said to have been a noble in Cappadocia, and a martyr 303. St. George is venerated in the IMG:content-0258.png:[merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small] George I., 1660-1727. Great-grandson of James I.; Elector of Hanover 1698: King of England 1714, on Anne's death; a poor creature, but useful as King Log. He knew no English, and hated England, which under him was ruled by Walpole. The Jacobite rebellion 1715, the South Sea Bubble 1720, and the Spanish war 1726, marked his reign. George II., 1683-1760. Son of George I.; King 1727; more German than English, but fond of war, and in command at Dettingen 1743. His reign was prosperous, marked by victories abroad and by the suppre ion of the second Jacobite rebellion 1745. George III., 1738-1820. Grandson of George II.; King 1760; of British sympathies and private virtues, but narrow and bitterly conservative. His long reign was full of events, chief among them the American Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. His mind, always feeble, gave way repeatedly from 1789, and totally 1810. George IV., 1762-1830. Son of George III.; Regent 1810, King 1820; called by Scott "the first gentleman in Europe"; not an exemplary person. His conduct toward his wives, Mrs. Fitzherbert (m. 1782) and Prince Caroline of Brunswick (m. 1795), whom he deserted 1796, was not kingly. George I., OF GREECE. b. 1845. Son of Christian IX. of Denmark; King of the Hellenes since 1863.