George II Grants Ohio Charter

Date: May 19, 1749 • Location: Wickliffe, United States

King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.

George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death in 1760.