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George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1660–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1660

Birth Location: Hanover, Niedersachsen, Preußen (Holy Roman Empire)

Death Date: 11 Jun 1727

Death Location: Osnabruck, Osnabrücker Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

Father: Ernest Hanover

Mother: Princess Hannover

Spouse(s): Sophia Hanover

Children(s): George Empire, Sophia Prussia

In 1660, George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg entered the world in Hanover, Niedersachsen, Preußen (Holy Roman Empire), born to Ernest Augustus Elector Of Hanover And Princess Sophia Dorothea Van Simmern Countess Bohemia Of The Palatinate Hannover. George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg married Sophia Dorothea Welf Of Celle Electoral Princess Of Hanover, and had children including George Ii Of Hanover King Of Great Britain And Ireland Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg Prince Elector Of The Holy Roman Empire, Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Of Prussia. George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg passed away in 1727 in Osnabruck, Osnabrücker Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1660, George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg entered the world in Hanover, Niedersachsen, Preußen (Holy Roman Empire), born to Ernest Augustus Elector Of Hanover And Princess Sophia Dorothea Van Simmern Countess Bohemia Of The Palatinate Hannover.
  • George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg married Sophia Dorothea Welf Of Celle Electoral Princess Of Hanover, and had children including George Ii Of Hanover King Of Great Britain And Ireland Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg Prince Elector Of The Holy Roman Empire, Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Of Prussia.
  • George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg passed away in 1727 in Osnabruck, Osnabrücker Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ernest Hanover
1629–1698
Birth Location: Herzberg am Harz, Osterode am Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
EH
Princess Hannover
1630–1714
Birth Location: Wassenaer Court, The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Sophia Hanover
1666–1726
Birth Location: –
SH

Children(s)

George Empire
1683–1760
Birth Location: Leine Palace, Hanover, Germany
GE
Sophia Prussia
1687–1757
Birth Location: –
SP

George Brunswick-Lüneburg's Ancestors

Self
George Brunswick-Lüneburg
1660–1727
Birth Place: Hanover, Niedersachsen, Preußen (Holy Roman Empire)
Parents
Ernest Augustus Elector of Hanover
1629–1698
Herzberg am Harz, Osterode am Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
Princess (Sophia Dorothea Van Simmern Countess Bohemia, of the Palatinate &) Hannover
1630–1714
Wassenaer Court, The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Frederick (V "The Winter King" Wittelsbach, Elector Palatine, King of) Bohemia
1596–1632
Amberg, Oberpfalz, Bayern, Germany
Elizabeth ("the Winter Queen" Stuart Queen Consort of Bohemia, Electress consort) Palatine
1596–1662
Falkland Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Ireland
1566–1625
Princess Ireland
1574–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Scotland
1545–1567
Mary Stuart
1542–1587
Frederick Oldenburg
1534–1588

George Brunswick-Lüneburg's Descendants

1.
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George (I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of) Brunswick-Lüneburg (28 May 1660–11 Jun 1727) m. Sophia (Dorothea Welf of Celle Electoral Princess of) Hanover (15 Sep 1666–13 Nov 1726)
  1. 1. George (II of Hanover King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman) Empire 1683–1760 m. Caroline (of Ansbach Hohenzollern Queen Consort of Great) Britain 1683–1737
    1. 1. Frederick (Louis Prince of) Wales 1707–1751 m. Princess (Augusta of Saxe-Gotha Princess of Wales, Duchess of) Edinburgh 1719–1772
      1. 1. George (III of Great Britain King of the United) Kingdom 1738–1820 m. Charlotte (of) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1744–1818
        1. 1. George (IV of Great) Britain 1762–1830
        2. 2. Frederick (Augustus of Great) Britain 1763–1827
        3. 3. Augusta (Sophia of Great) Britain 1768–1840
        4. 4. Ernest (I of) Hanover 1771–1851
        5. 5. Sophia (Matilda of Great) Britain 1777–1848
        6. 6. Amelia (of Great) Britain 1783–1810
        7. 7. William (IV of Great) Britain 1765–1837
        8. 8. Charlotte (Augusta Matilda of Great) Britain 1766–1828
        9. 9. Elizabeth (of Great) Britain 1770–1840
        10. 10. Augustus (Frederick of Great) Britain 1773–1843
        11. 11. Octavius (of Great) Britain 1779–1783
        12. 12. Prince (Edward Augustus of Great Britain Duke of) Kent 1767–1820 m. Mary (Louisa Victoria Antony of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1786–1861
        13. 13. Adolphus (Frederick of Great) Britain 1774–1850
        14. 14. Mary (of Great) Britain 1776–1857
        15. 15. Alfred (of Great) Britain 1780–1782
      2. 2. Prince (Edward Augustus of Great Britain Duke of) York 1739–1767
      3. 3. Princess (Elizabeth Caroline of Great) Britain 1740–1759
      4. 4. Princess (Augusta Frederica of Great Britain Duchess of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1737–1813
      5. 5. Princess (Caroline Matilda of Great) Britain 1751–1775
      6. 6. Prince (William Henry of Great Britain Duke of Gloucester and) Edinburgh 1743–1805
      7. 7. Henry (Frederick of Great) Britain 1745–1790
      8. 8. Louisa (Anne of Great) Britain 1748–1768
      9. 9. Frederick (William of Great) Britain 1750–1765
      10. 10. William (Henry Hannover KG, PC, FRS, Duke of Gloucester and) Edinburgh 1743–1805 m. Maria (Clements Walpole Countess Waldegrave, Duchess of Gloucester and) Edinburgh 1739–1807 m. Lady (Almeria Carpenter -) Mistress 1752–1809
        1. 1. William (Frederick Hanover Prince, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, KG, GCB, GCH, PC,) FRS 1776–1834
        2. 2. Sophia (Matilda Hannover Princess of) Gloucester 1773–1844
        3. 3. Caroline (Augusta Maria Hannover Princess of) England 1774–1775
        4. 4. Louisa (Maria La) Coast 1782–1835
      11. 11. Edward (Augustus Hannover KG, PC, FRS, Prince of England, Duke of York and) Albany 1739–1767
      12. 12. Henry (Frederick Hannover Prince of) Wales 1745–1790
      13. 13. Louisa (Anne Hannover Princess of Great Britain and) Ireland 1749–1768
      14. 14. Frederick (William Hannover Prince of Great Britain and) Ireland 1750–1765
      15. 15. Caroline (Matilda Hannover Princess of Great Britain and) Ireland 1751–1775
      16. 16. Elizabeth (Caroline Hanover Princess of Great Britain and) Ireland 1740–1759
      17. 17. Augusta (Charlotte Louisa Hanover Princess Royal of Great Britain and) Ireland 1737–1813
    2. 2. Princess (Louise of Great Britain Queen Consort of Denmark and) Norway 1724–1751
    3. 3. Prince (George William of Great) Britain 1717–1717
    4. 4. Princess (Mary of Great Britain Landgravine of) Hesse-Kassel 1722–1772
    5. 5. Princess (Amelia of Great) Britain 1711–1786
    6. 6. Princess (Caroline of Great) Britain 1713–1757
    7. 7. Prince (William of Great Britain Duke of) Cumberland 1721–1765
    8. 8. Princess (Anne of Great Britain Princess Royal, Princess of) Orange 1709–1759
  2. 2. Sophia (Dorothea Hanover Queen of) Prussia 1687–1757

George Brunswick-Lüneburg's Timeline

2 Records

1660
28 May 1660
Birth of George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in Hanover, Niedersachsen, Preußen (Holy Roman Empire)
Hanover, Niedersachsen, Preußen (Holy Roman Empire)
1727
11 Jun 1727
Age 67
Death of George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in Osnabruck, Osnabrücker Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Osnabruck, Osnabrücker Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1660
    Event Place: Hanover, Niedersachsen, Preußen (Holy Roman Empire)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1727
    Event Place: Osnabruck, Osnabrücker Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
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