(1738–1820)
king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820). He was the grandson of King George II . He was very interested in the government of Britain, and worked closely with prime ministers such as Lord North and William Pitt . He was strongly opposed to American independence, and was blamed by the public for losing the war of the American Revolution . He suffered from illness for some periods of his life and in 1811 he became so ill that his son was made Prince Regent .