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George III of the United Kingdom

1738 - 1820

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George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire before becoming King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George III of the United Kingdom has received more than 14,918,865 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). George III of the United Kingdom is the 408th most popular politician (up from 528th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 137th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Politician.

George III was the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820. He was born in London and was the grandson of George II and the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales. He ruled during the American Revolution, which led to the formation of the United States.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 84

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George III of the United Kingdom ranks 408 out of 15,577. Before him are Stephen I of Hungary, Servius Tullius, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Charles III of Spain, Louis Bonaparte, and Louis VIII of France. After him are Baibars, Yongle Emperor, Oleg of Novgorod, José Mujica, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, and George II of Great Britain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1738, George III of the United Kingdom ranks 2. Before him is William Herschel. After him are Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, Cesare Beccaria, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Túpac Amaru II, Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Ethan Allen, Thomas Abbt, Johann Hermann, and Aleijadinho. Among people deceased in 1820, George III of the United Kingdom ranks 1. After him are Joseph Fouché, Jiaqing Emperor, Elisa Bonaparte, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, François Christophe de Kellermann, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, François Joseph Lefebvre, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, Henri Christophe, Gia Long, and Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George III of the United Kingdom ranks 112 out of 7,765. Before him are Edward VII (1841), Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758), William Blake (1757), H. G. Wells (1866), Elizabeth of York (1466), and Aldous Huxley (1894). After him are Victoria, Princess Royal (1840), Emily Brontë (1818), Charles I of England (1600), John Napier (1550), James II of England (1633), and Rowan Atkinson (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George III of the United Kingdom ranks 26. Before him are Edward Heath (1916), Edward I of England (1239), Edward V of England (1470), Edward VIII (1894), George V (1865), and Henry VI of England (1421). After him are Charles I of England (1600), James II of England (1633), Robert the Bruce (1274), Olav V of Norway (1903), Æthelstan (895), and William IV of the United Kingdom (1765).

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