King George I
(1660-1727), Reigned 1714-27Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 52 portraits
The great-grandson of James I, he became King in 1714 at the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement which was designed to ensure a Protestant succession. His coronation was followed by the ill-prepared 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. A distinguished soldier and Elector of Hanover from 1698, George I continued to spend much of his time at Hanover after his accession to the British throne. (The Elector was one of the princes who elected the German King who was then crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope).
Related People
- Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanora (granddaughter)
- Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (granddaughter)
- Princess Caroline Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (brother)
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (grandson)
- King George II (son)
- Prince George William (grandson)
- Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (sister)
- Louisa, Queen of Denmark (granddaughter)
- Princess Mary of Hesse (granddaughter)
- Princess Sophia, Electress of Hanover (mother)
- Sophia Dorothea of Celle (wife)
- Sophia Dorothea, Queen of Prussia (daughter)
- William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (grandson)
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