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George I (George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the first British monarch of the House of Hanover.
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Queen Anne became monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain...
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain
George I was the elector of Hanover (1698–1727) and the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain (1714–27). George Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the son of Ernest Augustus, elector of Hanover, and Sophia of the Palatinate, a granddaughter of King James I of England.
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George I (George Louis; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was the ruler of Hanover in North Germany and later also the King of Great Britain and Ireland. Family A 1718 quarter-guinea coin from the reign of George I, showing him in profile. George was born in Osnabrück, Germany, on 28 May 1660.
- 28 May 1660
- 11 June 1727 (aged 67)
- 4 August 1727
18 gen 2023 · George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727) succeeded the last of the Stuart monarchs, Queen Anne of Great Britain (r. 1702-1714) because he was Anne's nearest Protestant relative.
- Mark Cartwright
- King George I was known for being the first British monarch of the House of Hanover.
- Queen Anne was related to George I as they shared the same ancestor: James I of England.
- George I became the king of Britain because Queen Anne died without children, and he was selected as her closest relative who was a Protestant.
- George I is often reported as the king who could not speak English, but he could speak a little, and in any case, he communicated with his minister...
5 giorni fa · Hanging on to Hanover. Three hundred years ago, in August 1714, the Protestant Elector of Hanover ascended to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, becoming George I. Graham Darby describes the latter phase of the personal union, which lasted until 1837. Benjamin Hoadly.
