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How old was King George the 1st when he died?
George I of Great Britain
| George I | |
|---|---|
| Successor | George II |
| Born | 28 May / 7 June 1660 (O.S./N.S.) Hanover, Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 11/22 June 1727 (aged 67) (O.S./N.S.) Schloss Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Holy Roman Empire |
| Burial | 4 August 1727 Leineschloss, Hanover; later Herrenhausen, Hanover |
What relation was George 1 to Queen Anne?
Timeline for King George I George I, the first Hanoverian King, succeeds his distant cousin, Anne. A new Parliament is elected with a strong Whig majority led by Robert Walpole. The Jacobite rising begins in Scotland intending to place the ‘Old Pretender” James Edward Stuart, heir to James II on the throne.
How did King George first die?
George died of a stroke on a trip to Hanover. In addition to his son and successor, George II, he had a daughter, Sophia Dorothea (1687–1757), wife of King Frederick William I of Prussia and mother of Frederick the Great.
What did King George die from?
Lung cancer
George VI/Cause of death
Who was King after Queen Anne died?
prince George
Anne died on 1 August 1714. Her only surviving son William had died in 1700, prompting parliament to pass the Act of Settlement (1701) to ensure a Protestant succession. Anne was therefore succeeded by the German Protestant prince George, Elector of Hanover.
Who was King of England in 1710?
George II
George II of Great Britain
| George II | |
|---|---|
| House | Hanover |
| Father | George I of Great Britain |
| Mother | Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
| Religion | Protestant |
Who became king of Great Britain after Queen Anne died?
Who was the last royal to die?
The Queen, with great sadness, has asked for the following announcement to be made immediately. Her beloved sister, Princess Margaret, died peacefully in her sleep this morning at 6.30am, in The King Edward VII Hospital.