George II

noun

1. 1683–1760, king of England 1727–60 (son of George I).
2. 1890–1947, king of Greece 1922–23 and 1935–47.

George II

noun

1. George II16831760MBritishGermanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1683–1760, king of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hanover (1727–60); son of George I. His victory over the French at Dettingen (1743) in the War of the Austrian Succession was the last appearance on a battlefield by a British king
2. George II18901947MGreekPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1890–1947, king of Greece (1922–24; 1935–47). He was overthrown by the republicans (1924) and exiled during the German occupation of Greece (1941–45)

Example Sentences

In 1729 a patent was granted by George II for a grinding machine to make finer chocolate powder.

From BBC

Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the most notable is "Zadok the Priest" which was composed by George Frideric Handel as a coronation anthem for King George II in 1727 and has been sung at every one since.

From Reuters

The young king had ascended to the throne almost a year earlier upon the death of his father George II, and was at that time a bachelor.

From BBC

Lots of them — the grander, the better — along the lines of the monumental coronation anthems Handel had written for the crowning of George II in 1727.

From New York Times