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George II

1. 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. 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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Frederick's cousin George III ascended the throne following George II's death in 1760.
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As the last British monarch born on foreign soil, George II played a dual role in Europe, ruling Hanover as prince-elector and reigning in Britain as king.
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Gingerich finds that copies were once on the shelves of such people as John Maynard Keynes and Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, as well as King George II of England and the philosopher Giordano Bruno.
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In 1715 he went to England and became the Italian teacher in the family of the Prince of Wales (later George II).
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