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King George I (of England)1 (M)
b. 28 May 1660, d. 11 June 1727, #6493
Pedigree
Relationship=10th cousin 9 times removed of Robert Michael Damon.
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     King George I (of England) was born on 28 May 1660 in Leineschloss, , Hanover, Germany.2 He was the son of Prince Ernst Augustus I (of Brunswick) and Sophia (____?____).1 King George I (of England) and Anna Margaretta Brett had a relationship.2 King George I (of England) and Katharine Marie Von Meysenbug had a relationship.2 King George I (of England) and Ermengarde Melusina Baroness (of the Schulenberg) had a relationship.2 King George I (of England) and Sofie Caroline Baroness Offeln had a relationship.2 King George I (of England) married Sophia Dorothea Brunswick, daughter of Duke Georg Wilhelm (of Brunswick Celle) and Elbeonore Desmier D' Olbreuse, on 21 November 1682 in , Hannover, Prussia.2,3 King George I (of England) and Sophia Dorothea Brunswick were divorced in 1692; under Hanoverian Law.3 King George I (of England) and Sophia Dorothea Brunswick were divorced in 1694.2 King George I (of England) died on 11 June 1727 in Osnabruck, , at age 67.2 He was buried on 4 August 1727.2 He was reburied in 1957 in Herrenhausen.2
     George I, elector of Hanover, succeeded to the British throne on the death of Queen Anne in 1714. The succession was determined by the Act of Settlement of 1701, which passed over the legitimate but Roman Catholic representatives of the Stuart line in favor of the Protestant house of Hanover, descended from the daughter of James I. George quarreled both with his wife, Sophia Dorothea (1666-1726), whom he divorced and incarcerated (from 1694 until her death) in punishment for her alleged infidelity, and with his son, Prince George, who consorted with his political opponents. The prince succeeded to the throne as George II when George I died on June 12, 1727. Died of stroke. Reigned from 1714 to 1727.2 The marriage of King George I (of England) and Sophia Dorothea Brunswick was annulled on 28 December 1694.2 King George I (of England) became King of England in 1714 replacing Queen Anne (of England).1 King George I (of England) was replaced as King of England by King George II (of England) in 1727.3

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Descendant Chart for Lord God Yahwah (Bible)

Last Edited=13 Feb 2004

Children of King George I (of England) and Sophia Dorothea Brunswick
King George II (of England)+ b. 30 Oct 1683, d. 25 Oct 17603
Sophia Dorothea of Prussia Hanover b. 26 Mar 1687, d. 28 Jun 17572

Children of King George I (of England) and Ermengarde Melusina Baroness (of the Schulenberg)
Anna Louise von der Schulenberg b. 1692, d. 17732
Petronille Melusine Von Der Schulenberg b. 1 Apr 1693, d. 16 Sep 17782
Margaret Gertrude von der Schulenberg b. 1703, d. 2 Nov 17732

Citations

  1. [S124] The Tudors / The Stuarts, online www.royal.gov.uk/history/trees/stuarts.pdf.
  2. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED ( 461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data .
  3. [S211] The Hanoverians 1714-1837, online www.royal.gov.uk/history/trees/hanover.pdf. Hereinafter cited as The Hanoverians.


       
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