George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 -1760)

Person Key: GEO2001
House: Hanover
Realm: Great Britain
Reigned From: 11 Jun, 1727
Reigned To: 25 Oct, 1760
Father: George I
Mother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666-1726)
Spouse(s) Children
Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737) Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), Louise of Great Britain (1724-1751)
Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 01)
Arms: Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony); overall on an escutcheon gules the crown of Charlemagne (High Treasurer of the Empire); label. Impaling Quarterly 1. Per fess (Magdeburg); 2. An eagle displayed (Brandenburg); 3. An eagle displayed (Jägerndorff); 4. A griffin segreant (Herzog von Wenden); 5. A griffin segreant (Fürst von Wenden); 6. A griffin segreant (Pommern); 7. An eagle displayed (Crossen); 8. A griffin segreant (Kassuben); 9. An eagle displayed (Prussia); 10. Per pale (Halberstadt); 11. A lion rampant crowned within a bordure gobony (Nüremberg); 12. Two keys in saltire (Minden); 13. Quarterly (Hohenzollern); 14. A cross (Ratzeburg); 15. Gules (Blut Fahne or Regalien quarter)
Crest: On an imperial crown a lion statant gardant imperially crowned
Badge: The rose and the thistle
Motto: Ich dien
Helmet: sovereign
Order: Garter
Supporters: A lion gardant imperially crowned and a unicorn ducally gorged and chained each gorged with a a label
Dimensions (height x width): 74mm x 66mm
Quarterings: 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony); overall on an escutcheon gules the crown of Charlemagne (High Treasurer of the Empire); label. Impaling Quarterly 1. Per fess (Magdeburg); 2. An eagle displayed (Brandenburg); 3. An eagle displayed (Jägerndorff); 4. A griffin segreant (Herzog von Wenden); 5. A griffin segreant (Fürst von Wenden); 6. A griffin segreant (Pommern); 7. An eagle displayed (Crossen); 8. A griffin segreant (Kassuben); 9. An eagle displayed (Prussia); 10. Per pale (Halberstadt); 11. A lion rampant crowned within a bordure gobony (Nüremberg); 12. Two keys in saltire (Minden); 13. Quarterly (Hohenzollern); 14. A cross (Ratzeburg); 15. Gules (Blut Fahne or Regalien quarter)
Usage: as Prince of Wales
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 02)
Badge: Three ostrich feathers enfiled of the coronet of a Prince of Wales
Motto: Ich dien
Dimensions (height x width): 36mm x 36mm
Monogram: G P
Usage: as Prince of Wales
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 03)
Badge: Three ostrich feathers enfiled of the coronet of a Prince of Wales
Motto: Ich dien
Dimensions (height x width): 25mm x 21mm
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 04)
Arms: Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland 2. France 3. Ireland 4. Tierced in pairle reversed Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick) Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg) A horse courant (Saxony)
Crest: On an imperial crown a lion passant gardant crowned
Badge: The rose and the thistle
Motto: Dieu et mon droit
Crown: sovereign
Order: Garter
Supporters: A lion gardant imperially crowned and a unicorn ducally gorged and chained each gorged with a a label
Dimensions (height x width): 102mm x 83mm
Quarterings: 1. England impaling Scotland 2. France 3. Ireland 4. Tierced in pairle reversed Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick) Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg) A horse courant (Saxony)
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 05)
Arms: Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony)
Crest: On an imperial crown a lion statant gardant imperially crowned
Badge: The rose and the thistle
Motto: Dieu et mon droit
Crown: sovereign
Order: Garter
Supporters: A lion gardant imperially crowned and a unicorn ducally gorged and chained
Dimensions (height x width): 97mm x 75mm
Monogram: G P
Quarterings: 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony)
Notes: <p>Cf George III stamp #9</p>
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 06)
Arms: Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony)
Crest: On an imperial crown a lion statant gardant imperially crowned
Badge: The rose and the thistle
Motto: Dieu et mon droit
Crown: sovereign
Order: Garter
Supporters: A lion gardant imperially crowned and a unicorn ducally gorged and chained
Dimensions (height x width): 72mm x 66mm
Monogram: G R
Quarterings: 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony)
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 07)
Arms: Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony)
Crest: On an imperial crown a lion statant gardant imperially crowned
Badge: The rose and the thistle
Motto: Dieu et mon droit
Crown: sovereign
Order: Garter
Supporters: A lion gardant imperially crowned and a unicorn ducally gorged and chained
Dimensions (height x width): 100mm x 83mm
Quarterings: 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony)
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 08)
Crown: sovereign
Dimensions (height x width): 15mm x 12mm
Monogram: G R R G
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 09)
Crown: sovereign
Dimensions (height x width): 25mm x 18mm
Monogram: G R R G
Notes: <p>Same as George I stamp 13</p>
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 10)
Crown: sovereign
Dimensions (height x width): 22mm x 22mm
Monogram: G R R G
Title: George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 11)
Crown: sovereign
Dimensions (height x width): 25mm x 17mm
Monogram: G R R G