
Born: February 23, 1685, Halle, Germany.
Died: April 14, 1759, London, England.
Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England.

George was the son of Georg Händel and Dorothea Taust.
He spent his early life in Hamburg and Italy. In 1712, he moved to London, where he spent the bulk of his career.
He became a naturalized British subject in 1727.