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George II
History of Great Britain

              


1694
Arrest
George I has George II's mother Dorothea imprisoned for life
1705
Marriage
George II marries Caroline of Ansbach
22nd Aug Herrenhausen Marries Caroline, daughter of John Ferederick Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1705
Naturalization
London Naturalized as a British subject
1705
Succession
London Succeeds as King of Great Britain
1706
Award Order of the Garter
Hanover Anne sends Halifax to Hanover to bestow upon George II the Order of the Garter
1707
Birth
31st Jan Hanover Birth of Frederick Louis , eldest son of George II
1708
Battle of Oudenaarde
11th July Oudenaarde Fights at the battle of Oudenaarde
1714
Investiture
22nd Sep London Created Earl Chester
22nd Sep London Created Prince of Wales
1727
Coronation
11th Oct Westminster Abbey Crowned at Westminster Abbey
1727
Succession
22nd June London Succeeds as King of Great Britain, the Prince of Wales succeeds his father, George I
1729
Treaty of Seville
Seville Peace is concluded with Spain
1737
Exile of George II
10th Oct London Exiles the Prince of Wales from Court in anger with his collaboration with opposition
1742
Alliance
Dettingen Attempts ocreate an anti-French alliance to stop French expansion east of the Rhine
1742
Exile of George II
18th Feb London The exile of the Prince of Wales ends after 4 years of ostracism
1743
Battle of Dettingen
27th June Dettingen A British, Austrian & Hanoverian "Pragmatic army" defeats the French on the River Main
27th June Dettingen The Last time a British sovereign commands a Battle
1748
Rule of Madras
18th Oct Madras Under the treaty of Aix-la-chapelle France cedes Madras to Britain
1748
Succession
18th Oct Aix la Chapelle Under the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle France recognizes the Hanoverian succession
1748
Treaty of Aix la Chapelle
18th Oct Aix la Chapelle Britain gains Madras
18th Oct Aix la Chapelle France repudiates Charles Stuart & recognizes the Hanoverian succession
18th Oct Aix la Chapelle The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the war of Austrian Succession
1749
Ohio Company
Grants a charter to the Ohio Company & 500,000 acres to London & Virginian merchants
1760
Burial
11th Nov Westminster Abbey George II is buried in Westminster Abbey
1760
Death
25th Oct Kensington Death of George II, at Kensington Palace

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