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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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Aug 31, 2023 · Genealogy for George I Louis of Brunswick-Lunenburg (Guelph), King of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector of Hanover (1660 - 1727) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
3rd October 2015. George I became an international name in 1714 when he became King of Great Britain and Ireland. Until then, he was one of many German princes and dukes with their own patch to ...
Mar 16, 2023 · By Jessica Storoschuk. 16th March 2023. The Coronation of King George I in 1714 marked the beginning of a new dynasty on the throne of Great Britain but its crowning moment was rather a difficult ...
On screen, George I of Great Britain has been portrayed by Peter Bull in the 1948 film Saraband for Dead Lovers, Eric Pohlmann in the 1953 film Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue, Otto Waldis in the 1954 film The Iron Glove, and Steve Plytas in an episode of the Granada Television series Rogues' Gallery entitled "A Bed-Full of Miracles" (1969).
George I (George Louis), 1660–1727, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1714–27); son of Sophia, electress of Hanover, and great-grandson of James I. 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 ...
