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- 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. The House of Hanover secured its position as the new ruling family by defeating several Jacobite rebellions which supported the old Stuart line.
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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.
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Jan 18, 2023 · George was Elector of Hanover, a small principality in Germany. The Hanovers were connected to the British royal line as descendants of Elizabeth Stuart (d. 1662), daughter of James I of England (r. 1603-1625) and brief Queen of Bohemia through her husband Frederick V of the Palatinate.
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- 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...
George I (r. 1714-27) Elector of Hanover (r.1698-1727) and king of Great Britain, chosen to prevent a Catholic succession. He was an unpopular king who could not speak English and relied heavily on his ministers, leading to the emergence of the office of prime minister.
George I was the first monarch of the Hanoverian dynasty, grandson of the ‘Winter Queen’ — Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King James VI and I. He inherited the British throne on the death of his second cousin Queen Anne.
May 8, 2018 · George I (1660–1727) King of Great Britain and Ireland (1714–27), and Elector of Hanover (1698–1727). A Protestant, he succeeded Queen Anne as the first monarch of the House of Hanover. He favoured the Whigs over the Tories, suspecting the latter of Jacobite sympathies.
This portrait is one of several versions of Kneller’s official profile for the coinage marking the beginning of the new reign, painted shortly after the king’s arrival. Like a Roman emperor, the king wears a cape decoratively draped around his armour and is reperesented as ‘Defender of the Faith’, ready to champion, as he had in the ...
He became (1698) elector of Hanover, fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, and in 1714 succeeded Queen Anne under the provisions of the Act of Settlement, becoming the first British sovereign of the house of Hanover.
