George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727) succeeded the last of the Stuart monarchs, Queen Anne of Great Britain (r. 1702-1714) because he was Anne's nearest Protestant relative. The House of Hanover secured its position as the new ruling family by defeating several Jacobite rebellions which supported the old Stuart line.
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28 May 1660Future George I of Great Britain is born in Osnabrück in Lower Saxony.
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22 Nov 1682Future George I of Great Britain marries his cousin Sophia Dorothea of Celle.
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10 Nov 1683Georg August, son of George I and future George II of Great Britain is born.
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Dec 1694Future George I of Great Britain divorces Sophia Dorothea of Celle.
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1713 - 1715The Treaty of Utrecht ends the War of Spanish Succession and gains Britain more territories in North America and a monopoly to supply slaves to the Spanish Empire.
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1714 - 1727Reign of George I of Great Britain.
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1 Aug 1714Succession of George I of Great Britain.
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20 Oct 1714The coronation of George I of Great Britain in Westminster Abbey.
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1715 - 1716A Jacobite rebellion to restore the Stuart line and replace George I of Great Britian is quashed.
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1717Handel's Water Music is performed for the first time in the presence of George I of Great Britain.
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1718 - 1719Spain is at war with Great Britain.
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1719Hanover acquires via treaty the territories of Bremen and Verden.
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1720 - 1721The South Sea Bubble financial crash.
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1726 - 1729Spain is at war with Great Britain.
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11 Jun 1727King George I of Great Britian dies of a heart attack or stroke.
