George II of Great Britain (1683-1760)

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George II of Great Britain ‡
Birth:	30 October 1683 Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death:	25 October 1760 Kensington Palace, London, England, United Kingdom
Remains:	11 November 1760 Westminster Abbey
Father:	George I of Great Britain (1660-1727)
Mother:	Sophie Dorothea von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1666-1726)
Titles:	King of Great Britain
Spouse / partner:	Wilhelmine Karoline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737)
Wedding:	22 August 1705 Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Spouse / partner (2):	Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wendt (1704-1765)
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George II of Great Britain, King of Great Britain, was born 30 October 1683 in Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany to George I of Great Britain (1660-1727) and Sophie Dorothea von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1666-1726) and died 25 October 1760 Kensington Palace, London, England, United Kingdom of aortic dissection. He married Wilhelmine Karoline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737) 22 August 1705 in Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Charlemagne (747-814)/s, Henry II of England (1133-1189)/s, Willem van Oranje (1533-1584)/s, Hugh Capet (c940-996)/s, Robert I of Scotland (1274-1329)/s.

Children

Offspring of George II of Great Britain and Wilhelmine Karoline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)	20 January 1707	20 March 1751	Augusta von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1719-1772)
Anne of England (1709-1759)	2 November 1709 Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany	12 January 1759 The Hague, Netherlands	Willem IV van Oranje-Nassau (1711-1751)
Amelia of Great Britain (1711-1786)	10 June 1711 Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany	31 October 1786 Cavendish Square, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Caroline of Great Britain (1713-1757)	10 June 1713 Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany	28 December 1757 St. James Palace, Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
George William of Great Britain (1717-1718)	13 November 1717 St. James Palace, Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom	17 February 1718 Kensington Palace, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765)	15 April 1721 Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom	31 October 1765 London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Mary of Great Britain (1723-1772)	22 February 1723 Leicester House, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom	14 January 1772 Hanau, Hesse, Germany	Friedrich II. von Hessen-Kassel (1720-1785)
Louisa of Great Britain (1724-1751)	7 December 1724 Leicester House, Westminster, England, United Kingdom	19 December 1751 Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark	Frederik V of Denmark (1723-1766)

Offspring of George II of Great Britain and Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wendt (1704-1765)  ¢
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn (1736-1811)	22 April 1736 Hanover, Germany	10 October 1811 Hanover, Germany	Charlotte Christiane Auguste Wilhelmine von Wangenheim (1740-1783) Charlotte Christiane Auguste Wilhelmine von Wangenheim (1740-1783) Luise Christiane Baronin von Liechtenstein (1763-1809)

 

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Wikipedia:Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn, translated from the German Wikipedia, which cites Bernhard von Poten: Wallmoden-Gimborn, Ludwig Graf von. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 40. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, S. 756–761. thePeerage, citing Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 284

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