George I, Duke of Brunswick
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Duke
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1660-05-28
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:William,_Duke_of_Cumberland
gptkb:Anne,_Princess_Royal gptkb:Frederick,_Prince_of_Wales gptkb:Caroline_of_Ansbach gptkb:George_II_of_Great_Britain |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1727-06-11
|
| gptkbp:father |
gptkb:Ernest_Augustus,_Duke_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg
|
| gptkbp:house |
gptkb:House_of_Hanover
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George I, Duke of Brunswick
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Becoming the first British monarch of the House of Hanover
|
| gptkbp:mother |
gptkb:Sophia_of_the_Palatinate
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
German
|
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Brunswick,_Germany
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
Osnabrück,_Germany
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Ernest_Augustus,_Duke_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg
|
| gptkbp:reignEnd |
1727
|
| gptkbp:reignStart |
1698
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Lutheranism
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Facilitated the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713
Increased the influence of the Prime Minister Involved in the Treaty of the Pyrenees Oversaw the early years of the War of the Quadruple Alliance Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_British_social_services Promoted_the_establishment_of_public_education_in_Britain Supported_the_establishment_of_the_British_welfare_system Ascended_to_the_British_throne_in_1714 Encouraged_the_arts_and_sciences_in_Britain Encouraged_the_development_of_British_agriculture Encouraged_the_development_of_the_British_navy Established_the_Hanoverian_dynasty_in_Britain Established_the_Royal_Academy_of_Arts_in_London Faced_Jacobite_uprisings_during_his_reign Facilitated_the_Act_of_Settlement_1701 Facilitated_the_establishment_of_the_British_Army Facilitated_the_establishment_of_the_Royal_Society Promoted_religious_tolerance_in_Britain Promoted_the_development_of_the_British_Parliament Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_Bank_of_England Promoted_the_use_of_the_English_language_in_court Strengthened_the_British_monarchy's_power Supported_the_Whig_party_in_British_politics Supported_the_development_of_the_British_colonies Supported_the_establishment_of_the_British_Museum Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Royal_Navy Supported_the_expansion_of_British_trade Promoted_the_establishment_of_the_British_legal_system Facilitated_the_establishment_of_the_British_postal_system Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_South_Sea_Company Encouraged_the_development_of_infrastructure_in_Britain Facilitated_the_establishment_of_the_British_healthcare_system Involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_British_East_India_Company Oversaw_the_construction_of_the_new_St._James's_Palace |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Sophia_Dorothea_of_Celle
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:George_II_of_Great_Britain
|
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Duke_of_Brunswick
Elector of Hanover |