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George I of Great Britain (1660 - 1727)
King
Melusina VonDerSchulenburg Sophia Dorothea of Celle George II Augustus Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Melusine VonDerSchulenburg
George I of Great Britain
George I of Great Britain Sophia Dorothea of Celle += George II Augustus Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Melusine VonDerSchulenburg
George I of Great Britain Sophia Dorothea of Celle George II Augustus Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Melusine VonDerSchulenburg
b. 28 May 1660 at Hanover
+. (1) Melusina VonDerSchulenburg
m. (2) 1682 Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666 - 1726)
d. 11 Jun 1727 aged 67
Children (3):
George II Augustus (1683 - 1760)
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687 - 1757)
Melusine VonDerSchulenburg (1693 - 1778)
Events in George I of Great Britain (1660 - 1727)'s life
Date Age Event Place Src
28 May 1660 George I of Great Britain was born Hanover
1682 22 Married Sophia Dorothea of Celle (aged 16)
09 Nov 1683 23 Birth of son George II Augustus
16 Mar 1687 26 Birth of daughter Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Hanover
01 Apr 1693 32 Birth of daughter Melusine VonDerSchulenburg Prussia
1694 34 Divorced (Sophia Dorothea of Celle)
13 Nov 1726 66 Death of wife Sophia Dorothea of Celle (aged 60)
11 Jun 1727 67 George I of Great Britain died
Personal Notes:
He was the eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and his wife, Sophia of the Rhineland Palatinate.
Sophia was the granddaughter of King James I of England through her mother, Elizabeth of Bohemia.
Melusina (Petronilla) was his longtime mistress; they had 3 daughters.