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George I of Great Britain

1660 - 1727

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George I (George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) 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 British monarch of the House of Hanover. Born in Hanover to Ernest Augustus and Sophia of Hanover, George inherited the titles and lands of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from his father and uncles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George I of Great Britain has received more than 14,212,695 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). George I of Great Britain is the 441st most popular politician (up from 445th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 134th in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Politician.

George I of Great Britain is most famous for being the first king of Great Britain to be born in England since the Norman conquest in 1066.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George I of Great Britain ranks 441 out of 15,577. Before him are William III of England, Louis VII of France, Ali Khamenei, Feodor I of Russia, Clara Zetkin, and Emperor Gaozu of Han. After him are Vitellius, Miklós Horthy, Pertinax, Guy of Lusignan, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, and Hongwu Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1660, George I of Great Britain ranks 2. Before him is Daniel Defoe. After him are Alessandro Scarlatti, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, André Campra, Johann Joseph Fux, Hans Sloane, Veronica Giuliani, Johann Kuhnau, Andreas Schlüter, and Johann Patkul. Among people deceased in 1727, George I of Great Britain ranks 2. Before him is Catherine I of Russia. After him are Ismail Ibn Sharif, Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Veronica Giuliani, Francesco Gasparini, Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma, Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti, Aert de Gelder, Philippe, Duke of Vendôme, August Hermann Francke, and Cornelis de Bruijn.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, George I of Great Britain ranks 122 out of 6,142. Before him are George II of Great Britain (1683), Walter Benjamin (1892), Henry the Fowler (876), Theodor W. Adorno (1903), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), and Clara Zetkin (1857). After him are Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Heinrich Böll (1917), Augustus II the Strong (1670), Michael Schumacher (1969), Rudolf Höss (1901), and Queen Silvia of Sweden (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, George I of Great Britain ranks 30. Before him are Willy Brandt (1913), Erich Honecker (1912), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), George II of Great Britain (1683), Henry the Fowler (876), and Clara Zetkin (1857). After him are Augustus II the Strong (1670), Rudolf Höss (1901), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Agrippina the Younger (15), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), and Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845).

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