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George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1660 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1660

Birth Location: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Death Date: 11 June 1727

Death Location: Osnabrück, Stadtkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany

Father: Ernest BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG

Mother: Sophia Palatinate-Simmern

Spouse(s): Sophie Brunswick-Lüneburg

Children(s): George Rothesay

George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland was born in 1660 in Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, the child of Ernest Augustus Elector of BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG and Sophia Palatinate-Simmern. George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland married Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and had children including George II Augustus Hanover, King of England; Electoral Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay. George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland passed away in 1727 in Osnabrück, Stadtkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Biography

  • George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland was born in 1660 in Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, the child of Ernest Augustus Elector of BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG and Sophia Palatinate-Simmern.
  • George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland married Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and had children including George II Augustus Hanover, King of England; Electoral Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay.
  • George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland passed away in 1727 in Osnabrück, Stadtkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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George Ireland's Ancestors

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George Ireland
1660 – 1727
Birth Place: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Parents
Ernest Augustus Elector of BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG
1629 – 1698
Herzberg Am Harz, Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
Sophia Palatinate-Simmern
1630 – 1714
Wassenaer Court Palace, The Hague, Holland
Grandparents
Georg (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1582 – 1641
Celle Vorwerk, Landkreis Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany
Anna (Eleonore von) Hessen-Darmstadt
1601 – 1659
Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
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George Ireland's Descendants

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George (I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and) Ireland (28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) m. Sophie (Dorothea of) Brunswick-Lüneburg (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726)
  1. 1. George (II Augustus Hanover, King of England; Electoral Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Cornwall and) Rothesay (10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) m. Wilhelmine (Charlotte Karoline Margräfin Von Brandenburg) Ansbach (1 March 1683 – 20 NOV 1737)
    1. 1. Frederick (Louis Von) Hannover (31 January 1707 – 20 March 1751) m. Auguste (Von) Sachsen-Gotha (30 November 1719 – 8 February 1772)
      1. 1. King (George III William Frederick Von) Hannover (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) m. Sophia (Charlotte of) Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818)
        1. 1. George (IV Augustus Frederick Von) Hannover (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830)
        2. 2. William (IV Henry Von) Hannover (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837)
        3. 3. Charlotte (Augusta Matilda Von) Hannover (29 September 1766 – 6 October 1828)
        4. 4. Edward (Augustus Prince) Hanover (2 November 1767 – 23 January 1820) m. Victoria (Mary Louise Princess Duchess) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (17 August 1786 – 16 March 1861)
        5. 5. Augusta (Sophia Von) Hannover (8 November 1768 – 22 September 1840)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Von) Hannover (22 May 1770 – 10 January 1840)
        7. 7. Ernest (Augustus Von) Hannover (5 June 1771 – 18 November 1851)
        8. 8. Augustus (Frederick Von) Hannover (27 January 1773 – 21 April 1843)
        9. 9. Mary (Von) Hannover (25 April 1776 – 30 April 1857)
        10. 10. Octavius (Von) Hannover (23 February 1779 – 3 May 1783)
        11. 11. Alfred (Von) Hannover (22 September 1780 – 20 August 1782)
        12. 12. Amelia (Von) Hannover (7 August 1783 – 2 November 1810)
    2. 2. Anna (van) Hannover (2 November 1709 – 12 January 1759)
    3. 3. Amelia (Sophia Eleanor) Hanover (10 July 1711 – 31 October 1786)
    4. 4. Carolina (van) Hannover (30 May 1713 – 28 December 1757)
    5. 5. Willem (van) Cumberland (13 November 1717 – 17 February 1718)
    6. 6. Prince (William) Augustus (15 April 1721 – 31 October 1765)

George Ireland's Timeline

2 Records

1660
28 May 1660
Birth of George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland in Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1727
11 June 1727
Age 67
Death of George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland in Osnabrück, Stadtkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Osnabrück, Stadtkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1660
    Event Place: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1727
    Event Place: Osnabrück, Stadtkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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