George I of Great Britain

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George I of Great Britain was the early 18th-century Hanoverian ruler who became the first king of a newly unified Great Britain, inaugurating the Georgian era and the modern system of parliamentary monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Hanover
House of Hanover monarch
King of Great Britain
King of Ireland
monarch
associatedWithEvent Act of Settlement 1701
surface form: Act of Settlement 1701 succession

Jacobite rising of 1715
birthDate 1660-05-28
birthName Sophia Dorothea of Celle
surface form: Georg Ludwig
birthPlace Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Hanover
Holy Roman Empire
burialPlace Hanover
Hanoverian royal vault
Leineschloss
child George II of Great Britain
Sophia Dorothea of Celle
surface form: Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia
coronationDate 1714-10-20
countryRuled Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

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

Osnabrück
dynasty House of Hanover
surface form: Hanoverian dynasty
era Georgian era
father Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
fullName George I of Great Britain self-linksurface differs
surface form: George Louis
house House of Hanover
languageSpoken French
German
marriageEnd 1694
marriageStart 1682
monarchNumber first British monarch of the House of Hanover
mother Sophia of the Palatinate
notableFor being the first king of the Kingdom of Great Britain
strengthening the system of parliamentary monarchy in Britain
predecessor Anne, Queen of Great Britain
regnalName George I of Great Britain self-linksurface differs
surface form: George I
reignEnd 1727-06-11
reignStart 1714-08-01
religion Lutheranism
residence Hanoverian royal vault
surface form: Herrenhausen Palace

Kensington Palace, London
surface form: Kensington Palace

St James's Palace, London
surface form: St James's Palace
spouse Sophia Dorothea of Celle
style His Majesty
successor George II of Great Britain
title Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
King of Great Britain
British monarch
surface form: King of Ireland

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Anne of Great Britain (as Queen of Scots before 1707) successor George I of Great Britain
subject surface form: Anne of Great Britain
Coronation of George I hasMonarch George I of Great Britain
Coronation of George I coronatedPerson George I of Great Britain
Admiral Edward Russell monarchServed George I of Great Britain
subject surface form: Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg notableHolder George I of Great Britain
the Fifteen hasOpposingCommander George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg alsoKnownAs George I of Great Britain
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton servedUnder George I of Great Britain
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire monarchServed George I of Great Britain
Battle of Sheriffmuir associatedWith George I of Great Britain
Battle of Preston (1715) rulingMonarch George I of Great Britain
William Cadogan monarchServed George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I
Welf notableMember George I of Great Britain
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope monarchServed George I of Great Britain
South Sea Bubble involvedPerson George I of Great Britain
Quadruple Alliance signatory George I of Great Britain
subject surface form: Quadruple Alliance (1718)
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
John Erskine, Earl of Mar monarchServed George I of Great Britain
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll monarchServed George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I
Duke of Portland createdBy George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
House of Welf producedMonarch George I of Great Britain
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville monarchServed George I of Great Britain
4th Earl of Manchester monarchServed George I of Great Britain
subject surface form: Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester
Whig Supremacy significantMonarch George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: George I
Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) hasCommanderForBritain George I of Great Britain
Hanoverian Army hasMonarchAsCommanderInChief George I of Great Britain
King of England lastSeparateHolder George I of Great Britain
Sir Samuel Garth knightedBy George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
British South Sea Company keyFigure George I of Great Britain
British South Sea Company operatedDuringReignOf George I of Great Britain
King George County, Virginia namedAfter George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
King George County, Virginia namedFor George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
Prince of Great Britain monarchDuringUse George I of Great Britain
Water Music commissionedBy George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
Water Music dedicatedTo George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
Caroline grandfather George I of Great Britain
subject surface form: Caroline of Great Britain
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair monarchServed George I of Great Britain
Albemarle, 2nd Earl of Albemarle monarchServed George I of Great Britain
Sovereign of the Order of the Thistle previousHolder George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: George I
Prince George William of Great Britain grandfather George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
Prince George William of Great Britain monarchDuringLifetime George I of Great Britain
this entity surface form: King George I of Great Britain
Jonathan Wild contemporaryOf George I of Great Britain
Elizabeth of Bohemia grandchild George I of Great Britain
d’Esmier d’Olbreuse spouse George I of Great Britain
subject surface form: Sophia Dorothea of Celle
d’Esmier d’Olbreuse ancestorOf George I of Great Britain
subject surface form: Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse
Amelia of Great Britain monarchDuringLifetime George I of Great Britain
Maximilian William of Hanover sibling George I of Great Britain