tiny-librarian:On January 29th, 1820, at 8:38 pm, George III died at Windsor Castle. His health had
tiny-librarian:On January 29th, 1820, at 8:38 pm, George III died at Windsor Castle. His health had been steadily deteriorating for many years, and by the end of his life he was blind, nearly deaf, and suffering from severe dementia. His eldest son had been acting as his regent since 1811, and upon his father’s death would take the throne as George IV.George III’s reign stands as the longest by a male monarch in British history, at 59 years and 92 days. Two of his descendants would break his record: his granddaughter, Queen Victoria, and the present monarch (his great x4 granddaughter) Elizabeth II. -- source link