George I

Year Start 1714
Year End 1727
Date of Birth 20th February 1660
Date of Death 11th June 1727

George I is the first German-born king of Britain. George was declard: George by the Grace of God and king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, on 1st August 1714. King George I set the record at the time for being the oldest monarch in British history.

King George I could barely speak English, like a lot of kings before him. The king spent very little time in England, and spent most of his days in Hanover, Germany. He communicated via his ministers in French.