King George I
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FollowersGeorge I was born March 28, 1660, son of Ernest, Elector of Hanover and Sophia, granddaughter of James I. He was raised in the court of Hanover, and married Sophia, Princess of Celle, in 1682. The marriage produced one son (the future George II) and one daughter (Sophia Dorothea, who married her cousin, Frederick William I, King of Prussia). After ruling England for thirteen years, George I died of a stroke on a journey to Hanover on October 11, 1727. http://www.janegodmanauthor.com/