Portrait of George I (1660-1727), born in Hanover, Germany, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death in 1727. At the age of 54, after the death of his second cousin Anne, Queen of Great Britain, George ascended the British throne as the first monarch of the House of Hanover. Although over 50 Roman Catholics were closer to Anne by primogeniture, the Act of Settlement 1701 prohibited Catholics from inheriting the British throne; George was Anne's closest living Protestant relative.

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Location: England
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