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 I was the elector of Hanover (1698–1727) and the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain (1714–27). George Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the son of Ernest Augustus, elector of Hanover, and Sophia of the Palatinate, a granddaughter of King James I of England.

The most able of George's ministers, and known as the first 'Prime Minister', Walpole's was the longest running administration in British history (1721-42). George died in 1727, during a visit to Hanover and his son, George II , became King.

2023年1月18日 · On 1 August 1714, having only ever visited England once (around 1680), George became King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. He was, at 54 years old, the oldest monarch to ever take the throne. There was no immediate and organised opposition to this switch of royal houses.

George I (George Louis; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was the ruler of Hanover in North Germany and later also the King of Great Britain and Ireland. A 1718 quarter- guinea coin from the reign of George I, showing him in profile. George was born in …

2024年9月3日 · George I, also known as George Louis (German: Georg Ludwig), was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and Elector of Hanover from 23 January 1698 until his death on 11 June 1727. He was the first monarch of the House of Hanover.

2018年5月8日 · George I (1660-1727) was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727. Founder of the Hanoverian dynasty, he was the first English monarch whose claim to reign depended upon an act of Parliament.

2021年12月22日 · George I was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death in 1727, and of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (also known as Hanover, after its capital), in present-day northern Germany, from 1698 until his death.

Read a biography about King George I the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain. Discover why he was unpopular in England throughout his life.

George I was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 20th October 1714. He could not speak much English and the ceremonies were mostly conducted in Latin.