Full name:  George I Born:  Born: 28th May 1660 Place of Birth:  Osnabrück, Germany Ascended to the throne:  1st August 1714, aged 54 years Crowned:  20th October 1714, at Westminster Abbey Reign:  12 years Died:  11th June 1727, Osnabrück, Germany

As the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain, George was born 28 May 1660, to the Duke of Brunswick- Lüneburg.

The Act of Settlement was put in place to make sure England would have a Protestant ruler, because of this George's mother was chosen heiress to the English throne.

George became king in 1714, when both his mother and Queen Anne died.

In 1715, George was faced with a rebellion by supporters of James Stuart. Stuart had stronger claims to the throne, but he wasn't in line because he was Catholic.

George suppressed the rebellion, only to be faced with another smaller one in 1719.

The Tories sympathised with the rebellion, so George asked the Whigs for support. During his reign, Whigs dominated parliament. They made decisions for George, because he was unable to speak fluent English.

George dealt with foreign affairs, and managed to form an alliance with France between 1717-1718.

He was disliked by the public, because of his inability to speak fluent English combined with his bad relationship with his son, and the fact he imprisoned his own wife under false accusations of infidelity.

Following an economic crisis, George became even more unpopular, and less involved in Government decisions.

George died in 1727, and his son became George II.