How did George of Hanover became King of England?

In 1701, under the Act of Settlement, George’s mother Sophia was nominated heiress to the English throne if the reigning monarch William III and his heir Anne died without issue. The Electress Sophia and Anne died in quick succession and George became king in August 1714.

When did House of Hanover come to power?

Hanover (an electorate, which became a kingdom in 1814) was joined to the British crown until 1837.

How did the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha come to power?

The name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha came into the British Royal Family in 1840 with the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, son of Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha. Queen Victoria herself was the last monarch of the House of Hanover.

How did the House of Hanover start?

The house originated in 1635 as a cadet branch of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, growing in prestige until Hanover became an Electorate in 1692. George I became the first Hanoverian monarch of Great Britain and Ireland in 1714. The current head of the House of Hanover is Ernst August, Prince of Hanover.

Who ruled England in 1715?

George I
George I, in full George Louis, German Georg Ludwig, (born May 28, 1660, Osnabrück, Hanover [Germany]—died June 11, 1727, Osnabrück), elector of Hanover (1698–1727) and first Hanoverian king of Great Britain (1714–27).

Who started the House of Hanover?

The House of Hanover began in the United Kingdom in 1714 on the death of the last Stuart monarch Anne. It began with George I and ended with Queen Victoria in 1901 in the United Kingdom. It was still in use in other countries. The monarchs of the British House of Hanover are as follows.

How did the royal family become German?

With the outbreak of World War I in the summer of 1914, strong anti-German feeling within Britain caused sensitivity among the royal family about its German roots. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, also a grandson of Queen Victoria, was the king’s cousin; the queen herself was German.