What is George I of Great Britain?
{{Infobox royalty | name = George I of Great Britain | image = George-I lafontaine2.jpg | succession = [[King of Great Britain]] and [[King of Ireland|Ireland]] | reign = 1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727 | coronation = 20 October 1714 | predecessor = [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne]] | successor = [[George II of Great Britain|George II]] | succession1 = Elector of Hanover | reign1 = 23 January 1698 – 11 June 1727 | predecessor1 = [[Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover|Ernest Augustus]] | successor1 = George II | spouse = {{marriage|[[Sophia Dorothea of Celle]]|1682|1694|end=divorced}} | issue = {{plainlist| * [[George II of Great Britain]] * [[Sophia Dorothea of Hanover|Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia]] * [[Melusina, Countess of Walsingham]] ({{abbr|ill.|illegitimate}}) }} | birth_date = {{birth date|1660|5|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Hanover]], Holy Roman Empire | death_date = {{death date and age|1727|6|11|1660|5|28|df=y}} | death_place = [[Osnabrück]], Holy Roman Empire | burial_date = 4 August 1727 | house = [[House of Hanover|Hanover]] | father = [[Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover]] | mother = [[Sophia of Hanover|Sophia of the Palatinate]] |full name=George Louis Hanover}} [[File:GeorgeIGreatBritain.jpg|thumb|upright|right|George I of Great Britain; painting from studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller.]] '''George I''' (George Louis; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was the ruler of [[Electorate of Hanover|Hanover]] in North Germany and later also the [[King]] of [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]]. == Family == [[File:George I Quarter Guinea 641648.jpg|thumb|left|A 1718 quarter-[[Guinea (British coin)|guinea]] coin from the reign of George I, showing him in profile.]] George was born in [[Osnabrück]], [[Germany]], on 28 May 1660. He lived most of his life in the [[Electorate of Hanover]], one of the many German countries that was part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. This area is today part of [[Germany]]. He married his cousin Sop