George I was the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain, reigning from 1714 until his death in 1727. During his reign, the power of the monarchy diminished as Robert Walpole became Britain's first de facto Prime Minister, effectively controlling government. George was not well-liked and faced two Jacobite rebellions seeking to replace him with James Francis Edward Stuart. He was also implicated in the South Sea Bubble financial scandal of 1720 that ruined many investors. Walpole helped restore financial stability through debt restructuring and compensation.

2. Sophia Dorothea of
Celle (cousin and wife)
Sophia (who married Frederick
William of Prussia in 1706

3. How he became a king???

4. • George reing was influenced by Walpole (Whig supporter).
• A new Parliament is elected with a strong Whig
majority led by Robert Walpole.
• Creation of the Triple Alliance, an anti-Spanish
league composed of Great Britain, France and
the United Provinces.
•During his reign, the powers of the monarchy
found themselves diminished.
• During the later years of his reign, actual
power was held by Prime minister, Robert Walpole.

5. Wars and rebellions
• Jacobites attempted to depose George and replace him with Anne's
Catholic half-brother, James Francis Edward Stuart, but their attempts
failed. The rebellion is defeated at Sheriffmuir.
• They attempted two rebellions, 1705 and 1745, without success.
• The king grew frustrated in his attempts to control Parliament and
more and more dependent upon his advisers as scandal surrounded
him; his supporters turned against him, demanding freedom of action
as the price of reconciliation. George rarely attended meetings with his
ministers, and particularly Walpole became powerful and effectively
Britain’s first Prime Minister.

6. GREAT DEBT.
• Monopoly of trade with
Spanish colonies,
Treaty of Utrech
The economic
crisis
Robert Walpole
First Lord of the
Treasury
• South Sea Bubble bursts,
leaving many investors ruined.
George and his ministers
extremely unpopular.
•He returns to government.
He remains in office until
1742. He is effectively the
first Prime Minister.

7. • Walpole’s management of the crisis by rescheduling debts and paying compensation
using Government money helped return financial stability.
•The ‘South Sea Bubble’ in which shares in companies were purchased in rash
financial speculation before a stock market crash in 1720 left many investors ruined,
and George was implicated in the scandal.

8. Daniel Defoe
publishes Robinson Crusoe
First circulating library in
Britain opens in Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Death of the scientist, Isaac
Newton.
Death of the Duke
of Marlborough.
Jonathan Swift
publishes Gulliver’s
Travels.
Other
Important
Events

9. 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727