<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> George II </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Portrait by Thomas Hudson, 1744 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> King of Great Britain and Ireland Elector of Hanover (more ...) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reign </Th> <Td> 11 / 22 June 1727--25 October 1760 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coronation </Th> <Td> 11 / 22 October 1727 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> George I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> George III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 30 October / 9 November 1683 Herrenhausen Palace, or Leine Palace, Hanover </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 25 October 1760 (1760 - 10 - 25) (aged 76) Kensington Palace, London </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Burial </Th> <Td> 11 November 1760 Westminster Abbey, London </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse </Th> <Td> Caroline of Ansbach (m . 1705; d . 1737) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Issue Detail </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Frederick, Prince of Wales </Li> <Li> Anne, Princess of Orange </Li> <Li> Princess Amelia </Li> <Li> Princess Caroline </Li> <Li> Prince George William </Li> <Li> William, Duke of Cumberland </Li> <Li> Mary, Landgravine of Hesse - Kassel </Li> <Li> Louisa, Queen of Denmark and Norway </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Full name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> George Augustus German: Georg August </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> House </Th> <Td> Hanover </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Father </Th> <Td> George I of Great Britain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mother </Th> <Td> Sophia Dorothea of Celle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> Protestant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> George II </Th> </Tr>

Who was the king of england in 1744