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George I (George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) [a] 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 in Hanover to Ernest Augustus ...
- 1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727
- Sophia of the Palatinate
Jan 18, 2023 · Definition. 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.
- Mark Cartwright
son George II. George I (born May 28, 1660, Osnabrück, Hanover [Germany]—died June 11, 1727, Osnabrück) 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 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Queen of England and Scotland, then Great Britain r. 1702–1714: George II 1683–1760 King of Great Britain r. 1727–1760: Frederick 1707–1751 Prince of Wales: George III 1738–1820 King of Great Britain, then the United Kingdom r. 1760–1820: George IV 1762–1830 regent 1811–1820 King of the United Kingdom r. 1820–1830: William IV ...
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Children and descendants of George I, King of Great Britain. Children and descendants of George I, King of Great Britain. 1. Georg Ludwig, Prinz von Braunschweig und Lüneburg, from 23 I 1698 Kurfürst von Hannover , from 12 VIII 1714 GEORGE I, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND , b. Hannover 7 VI 1660, d.
house of Hanover, British royal house of German origin, descended from George Louis, elector of Hanover, who succeeded to the British crown, as George I, in 1714. The dynasty provided six monarchs: George I (reigned 1714–27), George II (reigned 1727–60), George III (reigned 1760–1820), George IV (reigned 1820–30), William IV (reigned ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
King George I. The first Hanoverian king of Great Britain, George was the first English monarch whose claim to the throne depended upon an act of Parliament…. 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. Born in May 1660 George was the son of Ernest ...
