Name

George III

Biography

King of Great Britain and Lord of Mann from 1765 to 1820. Fifty-five years as Lord of Mann. He never visited the Island. The Revestment was done in his name, with his Royal Assent, and he never saw the place whose sovereignty he had purchased for seventy thousand pounds. His response to Grenville's papers: 'The proposal of the Duke and Duchess of Athol seems modest; I return the papers signed.' Seven words on the price. Nothing on the principle. Nothing on the people. The fate of the Island was settled in a sick-note. George came from a dynasty selected by Parliament — the Hanoverians, whose experience of sovereignty was Imperial and German, not English. They had no framework for understanding what the lordship of Mann was.

Active Period

1738–1820

Also Known As

King George III

His Majesty

Place

London

Westminster

Period

Crown Administration

Role / Office

King of Great Britain

Lord of Mann

Book Chapter

Chapter 10

Chapter 18