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George I: 1727 Chapel of Leine Castle in Hanover, Germany; moved from the crypt to the Welfenmausoleum at Herrenhausen on 5 December 1957. He was the last British monarch buried outside of the British Isles. George II: 1760 Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey: George III: 1820 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle: George IV: 1830 William IV: 1837
George I, d. 1727 - Chapel of Leine Castle in Hanover, Germany; George II, d. 1760 - Westminster Abbey; George III, d. 1820 - Windsor Castle, St George's Chapel; George IV, d. 1830 - Windsor Castle, St George's Chapel; William IV, d. 1837 - Windsor Castle, St George's Chapel; Victoria, d. 1901 - Frogmore, Royal Mausoleum
From the time of Edward the Confessor, until the death of George II in 1760, most kings and queens of England were buried here, although there are exceptions (most notably Edward IV, Henry VIII and Charles I, who are buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle).
Jan 18, 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...
- 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...
George I. George was the eldest son of Ernest, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Elector of Hanover in Germany, and his wife Sophia. He was born on 28th May (or 7th June in New Style dating) 1660 and succeeded his father as Elector. By the terms of the Act of Settlement he succeeded his second cousin Queen Anne (who had no surviving children) on the ...
George II was the last monarch to be buried in the Abbey, in a vault under the central aisle of this chapel, with his queen Caroline. The Lady Chapel. Further reading. Visit our Royalty page to see a full list of Royal tombs at Westminster Abbey.
George remained Lutheran but was the head of the Church of England (Anglican Church) and the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian Church). Although George spoke four languages fairly well (Latin, French, Italian, and English) in addition to German, the notion still persists that he only spoke German and hardly understood a word of English.
