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George II of Great Britain
George II was king of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760. He was the last British monarch to lead an army in battle, at Dettingen in 1743. In his reign Britain fought the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War, the colony of Georgia was chartered in his name, and he founded the University of Göttingen in Hanover.
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