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Early Years
Georg Ludwig was born in Hanover, the capital of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, part of the Holy Roman Empire, on May 28, 1660. His parents were Ernst August, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Sophia of the Palatinate, the granddaughter of James I of England through her mother, Elizabeth Stuart. They raised Georg with the hope that he would one day rule. With extensive military training, he proved himself a decisive yet balanced battle commander. His marriage to Sophia Dorothea in 1682 resulted in two children, including his future heir, George II. Their marriage was dissolved in 1694 after mutual infidelities, but Sophia’s public affairs seemingly threatened succession and so she suffered state confinement until her death in 1726. Ernst August died in 1698, resulting in Georg’s elevation to elector, or ruler, of Hanover. And when Protestant heirs to William III‘s throne became scarce through death and lack of progeny, the Act of Settlement, passed by Parliament in 1701, brought the crown to Sophia of the Palatinate’s family as the closest non-Catholic relative. Her death on June 8, 1714, made Georg next in line for the throne.
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George I of Great Britain
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727
| George I | |||
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Portrait from studio of Godfrey Kneller, 1714 | |||
| Reign | 1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727[a] | ||
| Coronation | 20 October 1714 | ||
| Predecessor | Anne | ||
| Successor | George II | ||
| Reign | 23 January 1698 – 11 June 1727[a] | ||
| Predecessor | Ernest Augustus | ||
| Successor | George II | ||
| Born | 28 May / (1660-06-07)7 June 1660 (O.S./N.S.)[a] Hanover, Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire | ||
| Died | 11/22 June 1727(1727-06-22) (aged 67) (O.S./N.S.) Schloss Osnabrück [de], Osnabrück, Holy Roman Empire | ||
| Burial | 4 August 1727 Leine Palace, Hanover; later Herrenhausen, Hanover | ||
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| House | Hanover | ||
| Father | Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover | ||
| Mother | Sophia of the Palatinate | ||
| Religion | Protestant[1] | ||
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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