George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1660 - 1727 )

Birth: Hanover, Germany (28 May 1660) Death: Osnabruck, Germany (12 June 1727) Burial: The palace vaults at Hanover, Germany Career: Served in the Imperial Army (1675-1693); travelled to England (1680-1682); started to take part in the government of the Electorate owing to the ill health of his father (1694), succeeded him (1698); took on British nationality (1705); became a member of the College of Electors of the Imperial Diet (1708); Arch-Treasurer of the Empire (1710); inherited the throne of Great Britain and Ireland on the death of Queen Anne (1714) Membership: Patron Election Date: 9/05/1727.