On this day in royal history . 29th January 1820 . 👑 King George III died . . ◼ In the last years of his life the king suffered from dementia & became completely blind & increasingly deaf. . ◼ He was incapable of knowing or understanding either that he was declared King of Hanover in 1814, or that his wife (Queen Charlotte) died in 1818. . ◼ Over Christmas 1819, he spoke nonsense for 58 hours, & for the last few weeks of his life was unable to walk. . ◼ He died at Windsor Castle at 8:38 pm on 29 January 1820, six days after the death of his fourth son, the Duke of Kent. His favourite son, Frederick, Duke of York, was with him. . ◼ He was buried on 16 February in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. . ◼ George was succeeded by two of his sons George IV & William IV, who both died without surviving legitimate children, leaving the throne to the only legitimate child of the Duke of Kent, Victoria, the last monarch of the House of Hanover. . ◼ He lived for 81 years & 239 days & reigned for 59 years & 96 days: both his life & his reign were longer than those of any of his predecessors. Only Victoria & Elizabeth II have since lived & reigned longer. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #OnThisDay #otd #TheYear1820 #GeorgeIII #KingGeorgeIII #HouseofHanover #KingofHanover #Hanoverian #Royalty #History #RoyaltyinArt #BritishMonarchy #D29Jan #RoyalFamily #royal #Royalty #BuckinghamPalace #windsorcastle #Georgians #Georgian #britishroyalfamily #royals #Britain #britishroyalty #britishroyals #crown #otd #monarchy #RoyalHistory Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2021 (at Windsor Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKpNu2oDdr7/?igshid=rll7pzywvk40
