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George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698. After the death of Queen Anne, George, aged 54, ascended the British throne as the first monarch of the House of Hanover. The Act of Settlement of 1701 prohibited Catholics from inheriting the British throne. George, however, was Anne's closest living Protestant relative. In reaction, Jacobites attempted to replace George with Anne's Catholic half-brother, James Francis Edward Stuart, but failed. During George's reign, the powers of the monarchy diminished and Britain began a transition to the modern system of cabinet government led by a prime minister. Towards the end of his reign, actual power was held by Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first de facto prime minister.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea
London
Title
George I (1660–1727)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 214 x W 150 cm
Accession number
809
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Govenor General William Evans, 1739
Work type
Painting
The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Royal Hospital Road, London, Greater London SW3 4SR England
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