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The most able of George's ministers, and known as the first 'Prime Minister', Walpole's was the longest running administration in British history (1721-42). George died in 1727, during a visit to Hanover and his son, George II , became King.
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 (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.
The first Hanoverian king of Great Britain, George was the first English monarch whose claim to the throne depended upon an act of Parliament… Jessica Brain. 11 min read. In 1714, the ascendancy of King George I marked the beginning of the House of Hanover in the British monarchy. His life began in Germany.
George I (1660-1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714. Born in Hanover, Germany, he inherited the throne as a result of the Act of Settlement in 1701 which ensured the continuation of a Protestant monarchy.
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.
Born 1660, Hanover (city) [Germany] Died 1727, Schloss Osnabrück. 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.
