George II of Great Britain

"You are in the presence of George Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Archtreasurer and Prince elector of the Holy Roman Empire, King of Great Britain and Ireland...and of you."

- Henry Pelham to Jack Sparrow

George II, also known as George Augustus, was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. At some point, he gained an interest into finding for the Fountain of Youth before the Spanish.

Enter... the Scarecrow!
"I have direct orders from the King himself to eliminate the pirates in these waters... and you will be the first to go!"

- Oliver Randolph Pynce-Jones III to Jack Sparrow.

Some time after the battle of the Isla de Muerta, the King ordered Captain Oliver Randolph Pynce-Jones III to exterminate all pirates in the Caribbean waters.

Dead Man's Chest
"These Letters of Marque, they are signed by the King?" "Yes, and they're not valid until they bear my signature and my seal."

- Elizabeth Swann and Cutler Beckett.

Shortly before Lord Cutler Beckett's journey to Port Royal, the King provided him with Letters of Marque to recruit Jack Sparrow as a privateer on behalf of England and the East India Trading Company.

At World's End
"In order to effect a timely halt to deteriorating conditions, and to ensure the common good, a state of emergency is declared for these territories, by decree of Lord Cutler Beckett, duly appointed representative of His Majesty, the King."

- Cryer

After the capture of Davy Jones's heart by Beckett, the King made Beckett his representative, giving him great power and command over the enormous Royal Navy fleet, which was assembled to destroy all pirates on the Seven Seas.

On Stranger Tides
"Are we not King's men?"

- Hector Barbossa



Several years after the War Against Piracy, King George II became interested in finding the Fountain of Youth before King Ferdinand of Spain. He employed Hector Barbossa, the Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea, as a privateer.

The King heard from his ministers that Jack Sparrow was recruiting a crew to find the Fountain, so he had the pirate brought into St. James's Palace for questioning about Sparrow leading an expedition. Negotiations failed after Sparrow escaped the palace. The King gave Barbossa the HMS Providence, a ship of the British Royal Navy, and sent him to find the Fountain.

Personality
"Someone, remove those infernal chains!"

- George II after Jack Sparrow continuously rattles his chains

King George was greedy, extravagant, and more interested in exotic food than foreign policy.

Behind the Scenes

 * George II was portrayed by Richard Griffiths in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
 * George II and Ferdinand VI of Spain are the first historical monarchs that appear in POTC film series.

Appearances

 * Enter... the Scarecrow!
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (comic)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides