George, Elector of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover" id="mwZQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Hanover">Hanover</a>, becomes King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain" id="mwZg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="George I of Great Britain">George I of Great Britain</a>, marking the beginning of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_era" id="mwZw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Georgian era">Georgian era</a> of British history.