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Though the show is fictional, the real King George III did likely suffer from mental illness. George ascended to the throne at age 22, and was King of Great Britain until his death in 1820 at age 81.
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , with George as its king.
George III of the United Kingdom (1738–1820; ruled 1760–1820) exhibited signs of mental disorder, in the form of logorrhea, as early as 1788. He fell into a profound depression after the death of his beloved daughter Princess Amelia, and Parliament delegated his state duties to George, Prince of Wales. [15]
The mental illness of George III is the basis of the plot in The Madness of King George, a 1994 British film based upon the 1991 Alan Bennett play, The Madness of George III. The closing credits of the film include the comment that the King's symptoms suggest that he had porphyria, and note that the disease is "periodic, unpredictable, and ...
King George III has mystified historians for centuries—and now, he's mystifying 'Queen Charlotte' viewers, too. We're separating fact from fiction when it comes to the king's "madness."
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story delves into the romance of the real Queen Charlotte and King George III and his mental health struggles.
The King's recovery made Willis's national reputation and he had to open a second establishment at nearby Shillingthorpe Hall (in the parish of Braceborough) to accommodate the numbers of patients seeking his help. Shillingthorpe Hall was demolished in 1949. The front of the medal issued by Dr Willis to commemorate his 'cure' of King George III.
King George pulled away from his life during mental health episodes. King George struggled with an illness in 1788 that caused his behavior to spiral out of control, according to History .