Frederick North, Lord North
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (13 April 17325 August 1792), better known by his courtesy title Lord North, which he used from 1752 to 1790, was 12th Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most o ...
was appointed to lead the government of the
Kingdom of Great Britain
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by King
George III
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...
from 1770 to 1782. His ministry oversaw the
Falklands Crisis of 1770
The Falklands Crisis of 1770 was a diplomatic standoff between Great Britain and Spain over possession of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. These events were nearly the cause of a war between Britain and Spain – backed by Franc ...
, the 1780
Gordon Riots and the outbreak of the
American War of Independence.
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1770 establishments in Great Britain
1782 disestablishments in Great Britain
1770s in Great Britain
1780s in Great Britain
Ministries of George III of the United Kingdom