George I of Great Britain
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George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the first Bri
George in 1680, aged 20, when he was Prince of Hanover. After a painting by Godfrey Kneller.
George in 1706, when he was Elector of Hanover. After Johann Leonhard Hirschmann.
George c. 1714, the year of his succession, as painted by Godfrey Kneller
George II of Great Britain
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George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death in 1760.
George I of Great Britain
…In 1683, George and his brother Frederick Augustus served in the Great Turkish War at the Battle of Vienna, and Sophia Dorothea bore George a son, George Augustus. The following year, Frederick Augustus was informed of the adoption of primogeniture, meaning he would no longer receive part of his father's territory…
George as a young boy with his mother and sister
Princess Caroline by Godfrey Kneller, 1716
London, c. 1710