Person:George I of Great Britain (1)

George I , of Great Britain
d.11 Jun 1727 Osnabruck, Germany
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] George I , of Great Britain
Unknown[3] George Lewis
Gender Male
Birth[3][1] 28 May 1660 Osnabrück or Hanover, Germany
Marriage 22 November 1682 marriage arranged by parents
to Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Marriage  Cohabitation without marriage formalities?  
to Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal
Death[1][4] 11 Jun 1727 Osnabruck, Germany22 June (N.S.); died of illness during travel
Burial[4][6] 4 Aug 1727 Leineschlass Church, Hanover, Germany
Alt Burial[4][6] aft 1945 Herrenhausen, Germany
Other? House of Hanover

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 George I of Great Britain, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom, Secondary quality.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Beatty, Michael A. The English Royal Family of America: from Jamestown to the American Revolution. (McFarland, 2003), pg. 111, Secondary quality.

    The source states that the birth date for George I is often reported as 7 June 1660 in many English historical accounts owing to the use of the Gregorian calendar; however, as of 1660, the Julian calendar remained in use in England.

  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Beatty, Michael A. The English Royal Family of America: from Jamestown to the American Revolution. (McFarland, 2003), pg. 117, Secondary quality.

    George I died in the same room in which he had been born in Osnabruck Castle.

  5.   George I Louis Hanover, King of Great Britain, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Originally buried in Leineschloss Church, George I' body was moved to a mausoleum on the grounds of Herrenhausen due to WWII damage to the Church.
Succession of Monarchs of the United Kingdom
William III

with Mary II until 28 December 1694
Anne's brother-in-law
(Mary was her sister)


Queen of England, Ireland, and Scotland
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
his second cousin
(George I was Anne's closest Protestant relation)

King of the Great Britain and Ireland


George II

his son

George III

King of the United Kingdom
his great-grandson

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