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Read a biography about King George I the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain. Discover why he was unpopular in England throughout his life.
George I (r. 1714-1727) As Sophia, Electress of Hanover, had died two months before Queen Anne's death in August 1714, Sophia's eldest son George, Elector of Hanover, inherited the throne under the Act of Settlement of 1701. There were some 50 Roman Catholic relatives with stronger claims.
Following this shunned Stuart succession in favour of the Protestant Hanoverians, George, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg became King of Great Britain and Ireland in August 1714 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
The Turnip King. Lucy Worsley describes what the people of London really thought of George I. Dr Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain's first Georgian kings.
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.
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.
Home. 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.
