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George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1801) then the United Kingdom and Ireland (1738 - 1820) (Stamp 13)

Owner:

George III

Arms:

Quarterly 1 & 4. England; 2. Scotland; 3. Ireland; overall on an escutcheon 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); The whole surmounted of an electoral bonnet gules turned up ermine

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): 108mm x 100mm
Usage: as King of Great Britain (1801-1816)
Escutcheon of Pretence: Gules the crown of Charlemagne (High Treasurer of the Empire)
Quarterings: 1 & 4. England; 2. Scotland; 3. Ireland; overall on an escutcheon 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); The whole surmounted of an electoral bonnet gules turned up ermine

Sources

De civitate dei. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. Subiaco, 1467.
Letter from the king to the Earl of Liverpool [concerning the gift of the library of George III to the nation]. George I.V.King o Britain. London, 1823.
The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain engraven by Mr Houbraken and Mr Vertue. Thomas Birch. London, 1743.
The Holy Bible. Bible. English. 1717. Oxford, 1717.
Vitae parallelae. Plutarch. Strasbourg, 1472.

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George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1801) then the United Kingdom and Ireland (1738 - 1820) (Stamp 13)