George the First was always reckoned
Vile, but viler George the Second;
And what mortal ever heard
Any good of George the Third?
When from earth the Fourth descended
God be praised the Georges ended. Walter Savage Landor, epigram cited The Atlas 28th April 1855
The generation that we’re concerned with – George III and his brothers – they made secret marriage into a sort of art form. George IV was a bigamist. Byron Rogers, author
George IV: ‘He was described as a cowardly contemptuous dog by one of his aides.’ The Private Lives of the Monarchs s1e2: George III and the Prince Regent, Sky 2017
His [George III’s] eldest son was spendthrift and dissolute. ibid.
He married Maria in secret in 1785. ibid.
He was obese, lazy and quite possibly addicted to the opiate-based drug Laudanum. ibid.
He went to his grave unmourned and unloved. ibid.