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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.
George Louis became the first British monarch of the House of Hanover as George I in 1714. [3]: 13 The dynasty provided six British monarchs: Of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland (changed in 1801 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): [note 1] George I (r. 1714–1727) (Georg Ludwig = George Louis)
The State Crown of George I is the imperial and state crown crafted in 1714 for King George I.It was modified and used by subsequent monarchs until 1838. The empty gold frame and its aquamarine monde which dates from the reign of King James II are both part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. [1]
1714–1727: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales; 1727–1760: His Majesty The King; George II's full style was "George the Second, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire". [142]
Civil ensign of Hanover (1727–1801). In 1714, George Louis became king of Great Britain and Ireland and so the electorate and Great Britain and Ireland were ruled in personal union. The possessions of the electors in Germany also grew, as they de facto purchased the formerly Swedish-held duchies of Bremen and Verden in 1719.
16 Gute Groschen from 1825 King George IV of Great Britain and Hanover. The succession to the throne of the personal union: George I (from 1 August 1714) George II (from 11 October 1727) George III (from 25 October 1760) George IV (from 29 January 1820) William IV (from 26 June 1830 to 20 June 1837)
1.1 King George I, 1714–1727. 1.2 King George II, 1727–1760. ... King George II, 1727–1760. Baron Wilmington: 8 January 1728 Sir Spencer Compton: Extinct 2 July ...
The Georgian era was a period in British history from 1714 to c. 1830–1837, named after the Hanoverian kings George I, George II, George III and George IV. The definition of the Georgian era is also often extended to include the relatively short reign of William IV , which ended with his death in 1837.