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monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1820); Monarch of Great Britain (1760–1801); King of Ireland (1760–1801); Prince-Elector (1760–1806)."}],"related":[{"name":"George IV","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-iv"},{"name":"William IV","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-iv"},{"name":"Edward VII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-vii"},{"name":"George V","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-v"},{"name":"Queen Victoria","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/queen-victoria"},{"name":"George I of Great Britain","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-i-of-great-britain"},{"name":"George II of Great Britain","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-ii-of-great-britain"},{"name":"Anne, Queen of Great Britain","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anne-queen-of-great-britain"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/george-iii-e545a55985.jpg","width":500,"height":764,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Allan Ramsay","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allan_Ramsay_(1713-84)_-_George_III_(1738-1820)_-_RCIN_405307_-_Royal_Collection.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): George III","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q127318","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127318","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Allan Ramsay (1713-84) - George III (1738-1820) - RCIN 405307 - Royal Collection.jpg by Allan Ramsay (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allan_Ramsay_(1713-84)_-_George_III_(1738-1820)_-_RCIN_405307_-_Royal_Collection.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article George III, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Allan Ramsay (1713-84) - George III (1738-1820) - RCIN 405307 - Royal Collection.jpg — Allan Ramsay, Public domain.","cite":"\"George III\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/george-iii. Retrieved 3 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T07:06:57Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-03","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-iii","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-iii","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-iii?lang=ne"}}