\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 George II (1683-1760) succeeded his father \b \cf4 \ATXht13171000 George
I\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland in 1727. Though born in Germany, he involved himself more in the government of his country than his father had. His victory at Dettingen in 1743, in the War of the Austrian Succession, was
the last battle commanded by a British King. He was a keen patron of music and the arts.