BAL265712 Portrait of King George I, 1717 (oil on canvas) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723); 136.6x108 cm; State Open-air Museum \'Palace Gatchina\', St. Petersburg; (add.info.: Georg Ludwig (1660-1727); King and Elector of Hanover (1698-1727); King of Great Britain and Ireland (1714-27); George Louis; after the death of Queen Anne of Great Britain, George ascended the British throne as the first monarch of the House of Hanover. the Act of Settlement 1701 prohibited Catholics from inheriting the British throne; George was Anne\'s closest living Protestant relative; born Hanover, Germany; ruler of the Duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg; prince-elector of Hanover; great grandson of James I); English, out of copyright.