The complete English peerage: or, A genealogical and historical account of the peers and peeresses of this realm, to the year 1775, inclusive . te for Scotland, a man of more cunning than •prudence, having been difappointed in his views, fomented a rebellion,in Scotland, 1715, which communicated itfelf to England; but the,rebels were fortunately fupprefled, though fupported by the pretender inperfon : few examples of juilice v/ere made, and his majefly by his ?moderation, and the firmnefs of his councils, was confidered as thearbiter of the fate of Europe. In 1727, having fettled the governmen
The complete English peerage: or, A genealogical and historical account of the peers and peeresses of this realm, to the year 1775, inclusive . te for Scotland, a man of more cunning than •prudence, having been difappointed in his views, fomented a rebellion,in Scotland, 1715, which communicated itfelf to England; but the,rebels were fortunately fupprefled, though fupported by the pretender inperfon : few examples of juilice v/ere made, and his majefly by his ?moderation, and the firmnefs of his councils, was confidered as thearbiter of the fate of Europe. In 1727, having fettled the government of Great Britain, he landed onthe feventh of June in Holland ; but, on his journev to his electoral do-minions, was •feized with a lethargic diforder, which carried him off on -the tenth of June, foon after he reached his brothers palace at Ofnabrug,in the 67th year of his age. His royal majeily George I. married in1682 his coufm Sophia Dorothea, daughter of George William, duke ofZell, by which marriage the whole dominions belonging to the princesof Brunfwick Lunenburg, both acquired and hereditary, were united inthat family. By. r_,//// Cff// /// //f,^ ^/(//^//(J^/NwUffrf/^Ao/^e P R I N C E of W A L E S. II By this princefs he had i/Tae the following year George Aiiguftus; onthe 9th of November, 1706, created baron of Tevvkibury in the countrof Gloucefter; vifcount Northalterton in the county of York; earl ofMilford Haven in the county of Pembroke; and marquis and duke ofCambridge. After the accelfion of his father, he was on the 27 th ofSeptember, 1714, created prince of Wales, earl of Chefler and Flint:being in his own right duke of Cornwall. In the following yea theSouth Sea cdmp::iny eleded his royal highnefs their governor ; the artHerycompany petitioned him to accept of the poll of their captain general;and on the tenth of April he accepted the chancellorfhip of Trin):y col-lege Dublin : and whan his majefty in 1716 vifited his Germar domi-nions, he left his highn
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