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 1660 - 1727 (67 years)
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| Name |
George I |
| Suffix |
King of Great Brittain |
| Birth |
28 May 1660 |
Hanover, Germany  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
11 Jun 1727 |
Schloss Osnabruck, Osnabruck, Germany [2] |
| Person ID |
I47264 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
17 Jan 2017 |
| Father |
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover |
| Mother |
Sophia of Hanover, Electress of Hanover, b. 14 Oct 1630, The Hague, Netherlands d. 8 Jun 1714, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Sep 1658 |
Heidelberg, Germany [1, 3] |
| Family ID |
F17339 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
| Marriage |
0___ 1679 [2] |
- The same year, George married his first cousin, Sophia Dorothea of Celle, thereby securing additional incomes that would have been outside Salic laws. The marriage of state was arranged primarily as it ensured a healthy annual income and assisted the eventual unification of Hanover and Celle. His mother was at first against the marriage because she looked down on Sophia Dorothea's mother (who was not of royal birth), and because she was concerned by Sophia Dorothea's legitimated status. She was eventually won over by the advantages inherent in the marriage.[9]
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| Children |
| | 1. George II, b. 30 Oct 1683, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany d. 25 Oct 1760, Kensington Palace, London, England (Age 76 years) |
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| Family ID |
F17340 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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 | George I of Great Britain
(George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 - 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698.
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- George I (George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727[1]) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lčuneburg (Hanover) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698.
George was born in Hanover and inherited the titles and lands of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lčuneburg from his father and uncles. A succession of European wars expanded his German domains during his lifetime, and in 1708 he was ratified as prince-elector of Hanover. At the age of 54, after the death of Queen Anne of Great Britain, George ascended the British throne as the first monarch of the House of Hanover. Although over fifty Roman Catholics bore closer blood relationships to Anne, the Act of Settlement 1701 prohibited Catholics from inheriting the British throne; George was Anne's closest living Protestant relative. In reaction, Jacobites attempted to depose George and replace him with Anne's Catholic half-brother, James Francis Edward Stuart, but their attempts failed.
During George's reign, the powers of the monarchy diminished and Britain began a transition to the modern system of cabinet government led by a prime minister. Towards the end of his reign, actual political power was held by Sir Robert Walpole, now recognised as Britain's first de facto prime minister. George died of a stroke on a trip to his native Hanover, where he was buried. [2]
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- [S10255] "Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 by Davi.
- [S10256] "George I of Great Britain" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 by David A. Henn.
- [S10266] "Sophia of Hanover" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Wedesday, January 18th, 2017 by David A. Hennessee,.
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