George I
Ragnhild Hatton
Hatton's Yale life rehabilitates the German elector who founded Britain's Hanoverian dynasty.
George I of Great Britain
- Life
- 1660–1727
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Frederick William I of Prussia
Prussia
1714–1727
Kangxi Emperor
China
1714–1722
Ahmed III
Ottoman Empire
1714–1727
Louis XV of France
France
1715–1727
Farrukhsiyar
Mughal Empire
1714–1719
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1714–1727
Emperor Nakamikado
Japan
1714–1727
John V of Portugal
Portugal
1714–1727
Peter the Great
Russia
1721–1725
Catherine I of Russia
Russia
1725–1727
Tokugawa Yoshimune
Japan (Shogunate)
1716–1727
Philip V of Spain
Spain
1714–1724
Louis XIV of France
France
1714–1715
Muhammad Shah
Mughal Empire
1719–1727
Pope Clement XI
Papacy
1714–1721
Frederick I of Sweden
Sweden
1720–1727
Yongzheng Emperor
China
1722–1727
Charles XII of Sweden
Sweden
1714–1718
Pope Benedict XIII
Papacy
1724–1727
Pope Innocent XIII
Papacy
1721–1724
Louis I of Spain
Spain
1724–1724
Tokugawa Ietsugu
Japan (Shogunate)
1714–1716
Ulrika Eleonora I of Sweden
Sweden
1718–1720
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