Biography of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 1683-1760
Paternal Family Tree: Hanover
Maternal Family Tree: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
In 1679 [his father] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 18) and [his mother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England (age 12) were married. She the daughter of George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 54) and Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg. He the son of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 49) and Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 48). They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. 
On 30 Oct 1683 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland was born to King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England (age 17) at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Lower Saxony. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. 
On 22 Aug 1705 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 21) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 22) were married. He the son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 45) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England (age 38).
In 1706 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 22) was appointed 515th Knight of the Garter by Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 40).
In 1706 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 22) was created 1st Duke Cambridge. [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 22) by marriage Duchess Cambridge.
On 31 Jan 1707 or 01 Feb 1707 [his son] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) and [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 23).
On 02 Nov 1709 [his daughter] Princess Anne Hanover was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 26) and [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 26).
On 10 Jun 1711 [his daughter] Princess Amelia Hanover was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 27) and [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 28).
On 10 Jun 1713 [his daughter] Princess Caroline Hanover was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 29) and [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 30).
In 1714 Henrietta Hobart Countess Suffolk (age 25) became the mistress of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 30).
On 01 Aug 1714 Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 49) died at Kensington Palace. Her second cousin [his father] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54) succeeded I King Great Britain and Ireland. [his mother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England (age 47) by marriage Queen Consort England.
On 13 Nov 1717 [his son] George William Hanover was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 34) and [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 34).
In 1718 Edward Rich 7th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Holland (age 19) was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales (age 34).
In 1718 [his son] Miscarriage Hanover was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 34) and [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 34).
On 17 Feb 1718 [his son] George William Hanover died.
On 26 Apr 1721 [his son] William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 37) and [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 38).
On 07 Jan 1723 [his brother-in-law] William Frederick Hohenzollern (age 36) died.
On 05 Mar 1723 [his daughter] Mary Hanover was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 39) and [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 40).
In 1724 Charles Jervas (age 49). Portrait of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 40).
On 18 Dec 1724 [his daughter] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 41) and [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 41).
On 13 Nov 1726 [his mother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England (age 60) died.
In 1727 Archbishop Thomas Herring (age 34) was appointed Chaplain to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43).
In 1727 Thomas Paget was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43).
On 11 Jun 1727 [his father] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67) died. His son King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43) succeeded II King Great Britain and Ireland. [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 44) by marriage Queen Consort England.
On 22 Oct 1727 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43) was crowned II King Great Britain and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].
In 1730 [his son] William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland (age 8) was appointed 546th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 46).
In 1730 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 35) was appointed 547th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 46).
In 1730 Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 35) was appointed 548th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 46).
On 13 Mar 1731 [his sister-in-law] Dorothea Friederike Hohenzollern (age 54) died.
On 08 Dec 1731 Francis Howard 1st Earl of Effingham (age 48) was created 1st Earl of Effingham by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 48).
In 1733 [his future son-in-law] Willam Karel Hendrik Friso Orange Nassau (age 21) was appointed 549th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 49).
In 1733 William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire (age 34) was appointed 550th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 49).
In 1733 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 60) was appointed 551st Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 49). as a reward for not following through with his threat to resign over the Excise Crisis.
In 1734 [his son-in-law] Willam Karel Hendrik Friso Orange Nassau (age 22) and [his daughter] Princess Anne Hanover (age 24) were married at St James's Palace [Map]. She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 50) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 50). They were fourth cousins.
On 08 May 1736 [his son] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. He the son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 52) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 53).
On 20 Nov 1737 [his wife] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 54) died.
In 1738 James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 54) was appointed 553rd Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54).
In 1738 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 40) was appointed 552nd Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54).
On 06 Mar 1738 Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere (age 29) was created 1st Baron Belfield by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54).
Before 02 Nov 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 56).
On 08 May 1740 [his son-in-law] Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 19) and [his daughter] Mary Hanover (age 17) were married. She the daughter of King George II (age 56). She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 56) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of William Hesse-Kassel (age 58). They were fourth cousins.
In 1741 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 57) created new Garter Knights as follows:
554th [his son-in-law] Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 20). Probably as a consequence of his having married the daughter of King George II (age 57).
555th Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans (age 44),
556th Charles Spencer 3rd Duke Marlborough (age 34),
557th Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 30),
558th William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland (age 31),
559th Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III (age 41).
On 11 Dec 1743 [his son-in-law] Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 20) and [his daughter] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 60) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of Christian VI King Denmark and Norway (age 44). They were third cousin once removed.
Before 1744 Enoch "The Younger" Seeman (age 50). Portrait of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 60).
In 1744 Thomas Hudson (age 43). Portrait of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 60).
In Dec 1747 Charles Lyttelton (age 33) was appointed Royal Chaplain to King George II (age 64).
In 1749 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 65) created new Garter Knights as follows:
560th Johann Adolph Wettin Duke Saxe Weissenfels,
561st King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 10),
562nd Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern (age 36),
563rd Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds (age 35),
564th John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 38),
565th William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle (age 46),
566th John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville (age 58).
On 01 Nov 1749 Joseph Yorke 1st Baron Dover (age 25) was appointed Aide-de-Camp to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 66).
On 05 Oct 1751 Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere (age 43) was created 1st Viscount Belfield by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67).
In 1752 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 68) created a number of new Garter Knights:
567th Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke York (age 12).
568th William Orange Nassau V Prince Orange (age 3).
569th Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyme (age 31).
570th Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham (age 62).
571st George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 39).
William Dalrymple Crichton 5th Earl Dumfries 4th Earl of Stair (age 53) was appointed 42nd Knight of the Thistle.
Richard Onslow 3rd Baron Onslow (age 39) was appointed Order of the Bath.
In 1756 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 72) created new Garter Knights as follows:
572nd William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 35),
573rd Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle (age 61),
574th Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 40),
575th Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 37).
On 29 Nov 1756 Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere (age 48) was created 1st Earl Belvedere by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 73).
In 1757 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave (age 41) was appointed 576th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 73).
On 28 Dec 1757 [his daughter] Princess Caroline Hanover (age 44) died.
In 1759 Ferdinand Guelph (age 37) was appointed 577th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 75).
On 12 Jan 1759 [his daughter] Princess Anne Hanover (age 49) died.
In 1760 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess Rockingham (age 30) was appointed 578th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76).
Before 25 Oct 1760 George Knapton (age 62). Portrait.of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76) wearing his Garter Robes.
Before 25 Oct 1760 Thomas Hudson (age 59). Portrait of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76).
Before 25 Oct 1760 Thomas Hudson (age 59). Portrait of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76).
On 25 Oct 1760 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76) died at Kensington Palace. His grandson King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 22) succeeded III King Great Britain and Ireland. Duke Cambridge merged with the Crown.
[his son] Stillborn Hanover was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 1
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland x 1
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 1
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 1
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England x 1
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark x 1
King Christian IX of Denmark x 1
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway x 2
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England x 2
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
GrandFather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III Elector Palatine
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox
Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland
Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
GrandFather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
