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George I (r. 1714-27) Elector of Hanover (r.1698-1727) and king of Great Britain, chosen to prevent a Catholic succession. He was an unpopular king who could not speak English and relied heavily on his ministers, leading to the emergence of the office of prime minister. See All Monarchs. Elector of Hanover (r.1698-1727) and king of Great ...
Oct 5, 2023 · Georg Ludwig of Hanover. George I, or "Georg Ludwig" as he was known before his succession in 1714 to the British throne, was born on May 28, 1660, in the city of Hanover in the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire. As a young man, his prospects were modest, but Georg Ludwig's luck changed when his father ...
List of British monarchs. There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707. England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603. On 1 January 1801, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged, creating first the United Kingdom of ...
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III , having done so since 5 February 1811 ...
George I of Great Britain was a British monarch who ruled Britain and Ireland in the early 18th century. He also ruled the German regions of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, part of the Roman Empire in Germany. George was born in Hanover, into the family of the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After the death of his father, George ...
George I. 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 came to the throne aged 54 unable to speak English and, consequently, spent much of his time elsewhere.
Diana Scarisbrick and Benjamin Zucker, Elihu Yale: Merchant, Collector and Patron (London: Thames and Hudson, 2014), 138, fig. 67 Romita Ray, "Going Global, Staying Local: Elihu Yale the Art Collector," in "Elihu Yale," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2012), 46, fig. 10
