1761-1800 George III and George IV
1761-1800 George III and George IV is in 18th Century Events.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Coronation of George III
On 22 Sep 1761 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) was crowned III King Great Britain and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton (age 24) was the Bearer of the Ivory Rod with the Dove.
William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 51) was appointed Lord High Steward.
Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon (age 32) was the bearer of the Sword of State although the actual Sword of State couldn't be found and the Lord Mayor's Pearl Sword was substituted.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1762 Creation of New Peers
On 04 May 1762 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) created a number of new peerages ...
Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth (age 46) was created 1st Viscount Wentworth.
William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon (age 53) was created 1st Viscount Courtenay.
Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyme (age 68) was created 1st Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex with default to his cousin Thomas Pelham (age 34).
Caroline Lennox 1st Baroness Holland (age 39) was created 1st Baron Holland in Lincolnshire. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland (age 56) by marriage Baron Holland in Lincolnshire.
John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont (age 51) was created 1st Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore in Somerset.
John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 27) was created 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.
Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 44) was created 1st Baron Milton of Milton Abbey in Dorset.
Edward Hussey-Montagu 1st Earl Beaulieu (age 41) was created 1st Baron Beaulieu of Beaulieu in Hampshire with a special remainder to his heirs male with his current wife Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 56).
On 12 May 1762 George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 53) was created 1st Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 46) by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
George Fox Lane 1st Baron Bingley (age 65) was created 1st Baron Bingley. Harriet Benson Baroness Bingley (age 57) by marriage Baroness Bingley.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Capture of Havana
In Aug 1762 George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle (age 38) commanded during the Capture of Havana.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1763 Creation of Baronets
On 22 Apr 1763 two new Baronets were created ...
Matthew Blakiston 1st Baronet (age 61) was created 1st Baronet Blakiston of the City of London. Annabella Bayley Lady Blakiston by marriage Lady Blakiston of the City of London.
John Fleming 1st Baronet (age 33) was created 1st Baronet Fleming of Brompton Park in Middlesex. Jane Coleman Baroness Harewood (age 32) by marriage Lady Fleming of Brompton Park in Middlesex.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Pontiac's War
On 06 May 1763 Robert Davers 5th Baronet (age 28) was killed during Pontiac's War. His brother Charles Davers 6th Baronet (age 25) succeeded 6th Baronet Davers of Rougham in Suffolk.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Death of Frederick V of Denmark
On 14 Jan 1766 Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 42) died. His son Christian VII King Denmark and Norway (age 16) succeeded VII King Denmark and Norway.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1768 General Election
In 1768 Charles Davers 6th Baronet (age 30) was elected MP Weymouth during the 1768 General Election.
In 1768 William Egerton (age 38) was elected MP Brackley during the 1768 General Election.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1770 Battle of Golden Hill
On 19 Jan 1770 the Battle of Golden Hill was fought between British soldiers and the Sons of Liberty of New York City; one of the incidents that precipitated the American War of Independence. Several people were wounded in the event, no one was killed.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1770 Boston Massacre
On 05 Mar 1770 the Boston Massacre aka Incident on King Street describes an event in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. The gunfire instantly killed three people and wounded eight others, two of whom later died of their wounds. Eight soldiers, one officer, and four civilians were arrested and charged with murder, and they were defended by future U.S. president John Adams. Six of the soldiers were acquitted; the other two were convicted of manslaughter and given reduced sentences. The two found guilty of manslaughter were sentenced to branding on their hand.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1772 Royal Marriages Act
On 08 Jan 1847 Prince George Hanover 2nd Duke Cambridge (age 27) and Sarah Fairbrother (age 32) were married at St John's Church, Clerkenwell [Map]. The marriage was in contravention of the 1772 Royal Marriages Act by which he was required to seek the permission of the monarch. The marriage was considered illegal. He the son of Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 72) and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge (age 49). He a grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Boston Tea Party
On 16 Dec 1773 the Boston Tea Party was the act by American Patriots defending their rights by destroying a shipment of tea owned by the East India Company by throwing it into Boston Harbour. It forms one of the foundation events of the American Revolution which commenced two years later.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1774 General Election
In 1774 Lucius Ferdinand Cary Master of Falkland (age 39) was elected MP Bridport in the 1774 General Election.
In 1774 Charles Davers 6th Baronet (age 36) was elected MP Bury St Edmunds during the 1774 General Election.
In 1774 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Thirsk during the 1774 General Election.
In 1774 William Egerton (age 44) was elected MP Brackley during the 1774 General Election.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Battle of Bunker Hill
On 17 Jun 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought as part of the siege of Boston, Massachusetts.
General William Loftus (age 23) took part.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Birth of Jane Austen
On 16 Dec 1775 Jane Austen was born to George Austen (age 44) and Cassandra Leigh (age 36) in Steventon, Hampshire. She was baptised on 05 Apr 1775 at St Nicholas' Church, Steventon at which her father was rector; the delay being caused by adverse weather.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Battle of Great Bridge
On 09 Dec 1775 the Battle of Great Bridge was fought. The victory by the Militia resulted in the departure of Royal Governor of John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore (age 45).
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Battle of Freeman's Farm
On 19 Sep 1777 Captain George Marlay (age 29) fought at the Battle of Freeman's Farm.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Battle of Saratoga
On 17 Oct 1777 Captain George Marlay (age 29) was captured at the Battle of Saratoga.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1781 Battle of Yorktown
Between 28 Sep 1781 and 19 Oct 1781 the 1781 Battle of Yorktown was fought was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington (age 49) and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and French Army troops led by Comte de Rochambeau over British Army troops commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis (age 42).
Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis (age 42) and Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet (age 21) were captured.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Battle of Saintes
In 1782 John Gould was killed at the Battle of Saintes.
In Apr 1782 Henry Paulet (age 15) was present at the Battle of Saintes.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1786 Creation of Garter Knights
In 1786 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 47) created new Garter Knights as follows:
601st Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 18),
602nd Ernest Augustus King Hanover (age 14),
603rd Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 12),
604th Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 11),
605th William Elector of Hesse (age 42),
606th Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 41),
607th George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 32),
608th Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis (age 47).
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1782 Creation of Garter Knights
In 1782 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43) created new Garter Knights as follows:
596th King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 16),
597th Charles Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond (age 46),
598th William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 34),
599th William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne (age 44),
600th Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland (age 27).
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1789 Storming of the Bastille
On 13 Jul 1789 Clotworthy Skeffington 2nd Earl Massereene (age 47) was freed when a mob freed the prisoners at La Force Prison a day before the Storming of the Bastille.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1790 Creation of Garter Knights
In 1790 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 51) created new Garter Knights as follows:
611th Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 44),
612th Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 38),
613th John Pitt 2nd Earl Chatham (age 33).
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Execution of Louis XVI
On 21 Jan 1793 Louis XVI King France (age 38) was guillotined in Paris [Map]. His son Louis XVII King France (age 7) de jure XVII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1793 Creation of Garter Knights
In 1793 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54) created new Garter Knights as follows:
614th James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 44),
615th John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 33),
616th Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 44).
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Battle of Famars
On 23 May 1793 the Battle of Famars was fought during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
Ensign William Anson (age 20) fought.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Siege of Valciennes
Between 13 Jun 1793 and 28 Jul 1793 the French garrison at Valciennes under Jean Henri Becays Ferrand was blockaded by part of the army of Prince Frederick Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 55), commanded by the Prince Frederick Hanover Duke York of York (age 29).
On 14 Jul 1793 John Tollemache (age 18) was killed at the Siege of Valciennes.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, 1794 Creation of Garter Knights
In 1794 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 55) created new Garter Knights as follows:
617th Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 47),
618th William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 17),
619th William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland (age 55).
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Battle of New Ross
On 05 Jun 1798 the Battle of New Ross was fought at New Ross between the Irish Republican insurgents called the United Irishmen and British Crown forces composed of regular soldiers, militia and yeomanry. The attack on the town of New Ross on the River Barrow, was an attempt by the recently victorious rebels to break out of county Wexford across the river Barrow and to spread the rebellion into county Kilkenny and the outlying province of Munster.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Development of Smallpox Vaccine
On 14 May 1796 Edward Jenner (age 46) inoculated eight year old James Phipps against smallpox using pus from the cowpos blisters of milkmaid Sarah Nelmes. He later injected the boy with variolous material without disease following. The boy's response indicated he was immune to smallpox. He then tested a further twenty-three people including his eleven month old son Robert. Within years the whole of Europe had been innoculated against smallpox.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Battle of Camperdown
On 11 Oct 1797 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 66) was victorious at the Battle of Camperdown. A complete victory for the British, who captured eleven Dutch ships without losing any of their own.
On 21 Oct 1797 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 66) was created 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdowne in recognition of his victory at the Battle of Camperdown.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Action of 24 October 1798
The action of 24 October 1798 was a minor naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars. Two Dutch ships were intercepted in the North Sea within hours of leaving port, 56 km northwest of the Texel, by the British ship HMS Sirius captained by Richard King 2nd Baronet (age 23). Both Dutch vessels were carrying large quantities of military supplies and French soldiers, reinforcements for the French and Irish forces participating in the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
2nd Millennium, 18th Century Events, 1761-1800 George III and George IV, Battle of Egmont on Zee
On 06 Oct 1799 Lieutenant Colonel Philip Bainbrigge (age 44) was killed in action at the Battle of Egmont on Zee at which battle he was commanding the 20th Regiment of Foot. He was buried in the churchyard near the field of battle. Monument in St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map]. Signed Hayward Lichfield - possibly Peter Hayward.
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Bainbrigge: Around 1755 he was born.
