George I of Great Britain
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727
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A German prince who spoke little English inherited the British throne by virtue of being Protestant, spent half his reign visiting Hanover, and presided over the slow drift of real power away from the crown and toward a prime minister.
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Born in Hanover in 1660, George Louis inherited German lands from his father and uncles, married his cousin Sophia Dorothea of Celle in 1682, and divorced her twelve years later. European wars expanded his territories, and he became prince-elector of Hanover in 1708. In 1714, after the deaths of his mother Sophia and his second cousin Queen Anne, he inherited the British throne as the senior Protestant descendant of James VI and I — the first monarch of the House of Hanover. His reign saw the powers of the monarchy diminish and the rise of cabinet government, with Robert Walpole emerging as Br…
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