George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a German prince of the House of Hanover who later became King George I of Great Britain and Ireland, inaugurating the Hanoverian dynasty on the British throne.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Hanover
King of Great Britain
King of Ireland
duke
human
member of nobility
monarch
alsoKnownAs Georg Ludwig
George I of Great Britain
George Louis
birthDate 1660-05-28
birthPlace Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Hanover
burialPlace Hanover
Leineschloss
child George II of Great Britain
Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1727-06-11
deathPlace Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Osnabrück NERFINISHED
father Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
givenName George
inauguratedDynasty Hanoverian dynasty
languageSpoken German
memberOf House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
House of Hanover
monarchOf Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Ireland
mother Sophia of the Palatinate
notableFor first British monarch from the House of Hanover
founding the Hanoverian dynasty on the British throne
positionHeld Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Elector of Hanover
King of Great Britain
King of Ireland
precededBy Anne, Queen of Great Britain
reignEnd 1727-06-11
reignStart 1714-08-01
reignStartAsElectorOfHanover 1698-01-23
religion Lutheranism
Protestantism
residence Hanover
Kensington Palace
St James's Palace
spouse Sophia Dorothea of Celle NERFINISHED
succeededBy George II of Great Britain


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