George I was the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain. He did not speak English but relied on his minister Robert Walpole to communicate. He turned to the Whig party to form his government and establish their supremacy. While initially active in foreign policy, George I later lost power as he stopped attending cabinet meetings. He faced two rebellions by Jacobites supporting the Catholic James Stuart, and there was a decline in the monarchy's political power during his reign.
2.
George was the eldest son of the Duke of
Brunswick-Luneburg.
During the war of the
Spanish Succession, he
Fought against the
French.
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3.
He did not speak in English, but his ministry Robert
Walpole spoke in Latin to converse with him.
He turned to the Whigs to form a government.
His accession made the Whigs supreme.
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4.
In the early years of his reign, he was active in British
foreign policy.
Later, he did not participate in the cabinet meetings.
So, he lost power of decision on what was to be done.
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5.
George I was faced with rebellions by the Jacobites, who
were supporters of the Catholic James Stuart (mainly in
Scotland).
These rebellions were in 1715 & 1719.
Some Tories were sympathetic
to the Jacobites.
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6.
There was a decline of the political power of the monarchy
and George was affected by this.
In 1727, George died and was succeeded by his son.
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