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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.
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; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title came into force in 1707.
George I [j] 1 August 1714, O.S. 2 mo 19 d: Wednesday, 20 October 1714, O.S. Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury George II - article: Caroline of Ansbach: 11 June 1727, O.S. 4 mo: Wednesday, 11 October 1727, O.S. William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury George III - article: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 25 October 1760 (King) 8 ...
In 1016 Cnut the Great, a Dane, was the first to call himself "King of England". In the Norman period "King of the English" remained standard, with occasional use of "King of England" or Rex Anglie. From John's reign onwards all other titles were eschewed in favour of "King" or "Queen of England".
George was born during the reign of his paternal grandfather, King George II, as the first son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Following his father's death in 1751, Prince George became heir apparent and Prince of Wales .
King George IV. Born: August 17, 1762. Died: June 26, 1830. Prince George Augustus Frederick was the first of fifteen children born to Queen Charlotte and King George.
Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain.The union with George, her first cousin, was a marriage of state, arranged by her father George William, her father-in-law the Elector of Hanover, and her mother-in-law, Electress Sophia of Hanover, first cousin of King Charles II of England.
He and Frederica had one son, Prince George of Cumberland (born May 27, 1819)—later King George V of Hanover, the last King of Hanover. Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex b. 1773 — d. 1843