# George II - King of Great Britain

URL: https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/rulers/george-ii
Reign: 11 June 1727 – 25 October 1760
Number in the list: 58
Born-Died: 30 October 1683 (Hanover) - 25 October 1760 (Kensington Palace)
Dynasty: House of Hanover
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain

George II reigned from 1727 to 1760, when St Kitts was among Britain's richest sugar colonies. The great fortress on Brimstone Hill was steadily extended, and the island escaped invasion in the wars of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [George I](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/rulers/george-i)
- Next in list: [George III](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/rulers/george-iii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1727 - [Basseterre Becomes the Capital](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/timeline/1727-basseterre-becomes-the-capital)
- 1731 - [Lightning Destroys Brimstone Hill Magazine](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/timeline/1731-lightning-destroys-brimstone-hill-magazine)
- 1733 - [Molasses Act Protects Sugar Islands](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/timeline/1733-molasses-act-protects-sugar-islands)
- 1736 - [Brimstone Hill Mounts 49 Guns](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/timeline/1736-brimstone-hill-mounts-49-guns)
- 1740 - [Hermitage House Built on Nevis](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/timeline/1740-hermitage-house-built-on-nevis)
- 1747 - [Hurricanes Strike St Kitts](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/timeline/1747-hurricanes-strike-st-kitts)
- 1750 - [Pall Mall Square Laid Out](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/timeline/1750-pall-mall-square-laid-out)
- 1755 - [Alexander Hamilton Born in Charlestown](https://allhistories.com/saint-kitts-and-nevis/timeline/1755-alexander-hamilton-born-in-charlestown)