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 of Celle
surface form: Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1727-06-11
deathPlace Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Osnabrück
father Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
givenName George
inauguratedDynasty House of Hanover
surface form: Hanoverian dynasty
languageSpoken German
memberOf House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
House of Hanover
monarchOf Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: 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
surface form: Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Elector of Hanover
King of Great Britain
Lord of Ireland
surface form: 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, London
surface form: Kensington Palace

St James's Palace, London
surface form: St James's Palace
spouse Sophia Dorothea of Celle
succeededBy George II of Great Britain

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Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg father George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg predecessor George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg father George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt spouse George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt partnerOf George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Caroline spouseTitleAtMarriage George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
subject surface form: Caroline of Ansbach
this entity surface form: George, Electoral Prince of Hanover
George William father George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
subject surface form: George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
George William successor George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
subject surface form: George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
this entity surface form: George Louis, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg