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George I of Great Britain
George I, born George Louis, was elector of Hanover from 1698 and became king of Great Britain in 1714 under the Act of Settlement through his mother Sophia, founding the Hanoverian dynasty. As elector he acquired the Duchies of Bremen and Verden from Denmark in 1715, a gain Sweden recognised in 1719. He lived mostly in London, and Hanover was governed by a privy council.
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