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| <p> King of Great Britain from 1714 to 1727, and first of the Hanoverian line; son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, and of Sophia, granddaughter of James I. of England; born in Hanover; in 1682 he married his cousin, the [[Princess]] Sophia [[Dorothea]] of Zell, and in 1698 became Elector of Hanover; he co-operated actively with [[Marlborough]] in opposing the schemes of Louis XIV., and commanded the Imperial forces; in accordance with the Act of Settlement, he succeeded to the English throne on the death of [[Queen]] Anne; his ignorance of English prevented him taking part in Cabinet councils, a circumstance which had important results in the growth of constitutional government, and the management of public affairs during his reign devolved chiefly upon Sir [[Robert]] Walpole; the abortive Jacobite rising of 1715, the South Sea Bubble, and the institution of Septennial Parliaments, are among the main events of his reign; in 1694 he divorced his wife on account of an amour with [[Count]] Königsmark, and kept her imprisoned abroad till her death in 1724, while he himself during these years lived in open profligacy with his mistresses (1660-1727). </p> | | George I. <ref name="term_73715" /> |
| ==References == | | <p> King of Greece, son of King [[Christian]] of Denmark, and brother of the [[Princess]] of Wales; became king of [[Greece]] in 1864; <i> b </i> . 1845. </p> |
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| <ref name="term_73649"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/george+i. George I. from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | | <ref name="term_73715"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/george+i.+(2) George I. from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 15 October 2021
George I. [1]
King of Greece, son of King Christian of Denmark, and brother of the Princess of Wales; became king of Greece in 1864; b . 1845.
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