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George I of Great Britain

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1389: 1575: 1566: 42: 1351: 1030:, a Scottish nobleman who had previously served as a secretary of state, instigated rebellion in Scotland where support for Jacobitism was stronger than in England. "The Fifteen", however, was a dismal failure; Lord Mar's battle plans were poor, and James arrived late with too little money and too few arms. By the end of the year the rebellion had all but collapsed. In February 1716, facing defeat, James and Lord Mar fled to France. After the rebellion was defeated, although there were some executions and forfeitures, George acted to moderate the Government's response, showed leniency, and spent the income from the forfeited estates on schools for Scotland and paying off part of the 1584: 1404:, thought him unintelligent on the grounds that he was wooden in public. Though he was unpopular in Great Britain due to his supposed inability to speak English, such an inability may not have existed later in his reign as documents from that time show that he understood, spoke and wrote English. He certainly spoke fluent German and French, good Latin, and some Italian and Dutch. His treatment of his wife, Sophia Dorothea, became something of a scandal. His Lutheran faith, his overseeing both the Lutheran churches in Hanover and the Church of England, and the presence of Lutheran preachers in his court caused some consternation among his Anglican subjects. 1611: 6404: 638:. The following year, Frederick Augustus was informed of the adoption of primogeniture, meaning he would no longer receive part of his father's territory as he had expected. This led to a breach between Frederick Augustus and his father, and between the brothers, that lasted until his death in battle in 1690. With the imminent formation of a single Hanoverian state, and the Hanoverians' continuing contributions to the Empire's wars, Ernest Augustus was made an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire in 1692. George's prospects were now better than ever as the sole heir to his father's electorate and his uncle's duchy. 1252:, to support their plan. The Company enticed bondholders to convert their high-interest, irredeemable bonds to low-interest, easily tradeable stocks by offering apparently preferential financial gains. Company prices rose rapidly; the shares had cost ÂŁ128 on 1 January 1720, but were valued at ÂŁ500 when the conversion scheme opened in May. On 24 June the price reached a peak of ÂŁ1,050. The company's success led to the speculative flotation of other companies, some of a bogus nature, and the Government, in an attempt to suppress these schemes and with the support of the company, passed the 6529: 5273: 599: 6297: 1177: 669:, where she stayed until she died more than thirty years later. She was denied access to her children and father, forbidden to remarry and only allowed to walk unaccompanied within the mansion courtyard. She was, however, endowed with an income, establishment, and servants, and allowed to ride in a carriage outside her castle under supervision. Melusine von der Schulenburg acted as George's hostess openly from 1698 until his death, and they had three daughters together, born in 1692, 1693 and 1701. 6303: 678: 369: 988: 1291: 1622: 1461:, who introduced further anti-German and anti-Protestant bias into the interpretation of George's reign. However, in the wake of World War II continental European archives were opened to historians of the later twentieth century and nationalistic anti-German feeling subsided. George's life and reign were re-explored by scholars such as Beattie and Hatton, and his character, abilities and motives re-assessed in a more generous light. 1378: 888: 759:, died. William III died the following March and was succeeded by Anne. Sophia became heiress presumptive to the new Queen of England. Sophia was in her seventy-first year, thirty-five years older than Anne, but she was very fit and healthy and invested time and energy in securing the succession either for herself or for her son. However, it was George who understood the complexities of English politics and 784: 1278:). His management of the South Sea crisis, by rescheduling the debts and arranging some compensation, helped the return to financial stability. Through Walpole's skilful management of Parliament, George managed to avoid direct implication in the company's fraudulent actions. Claims that George had received free stock as a bribe are not supported by evidence; indeed receipts in the 1256:. With the rise in the market now halted, uncontrolled selling began in August, which caused the stock to plummet to ÂŁ150 by the end of September. Many individuals—including aristocrats—lost vast sums and some were completely ruined. George, who had been in Hanover since June, returned to London in November—sooner than he wanted or was usual—at the request of the ministry. 913:(the Estates) had not formally settled the succession question for the Scottish throne. In 1703, the Estates passed a bill declaring that their selection for Queen Anne's successor would not be the same individual as the successor to the English throne, unless England granted full freedom of trade to Scottish merchants in England and its colonies. At first 955:, who were nearer relations. In 1710, George announced that he would succeed in Britain by hereditary right, as the right had been removed from the Stuarts, and he retained it. "This declaration was meant to scotch any Whig interpretation that parliament had given him the kingdom  ... convince the Tories that he was no usurper." 1189: 649:. Threatened with the scandal of an elopement, the Hanoverian court, including George's brothers and mother, urged the lovers to desist, but to no avail. According to diplomatic sources from Hanover's enemies, in July 1694, the Swedish count was killed, possibly with George's connivance, and his body thrown into the river 1475:
things to heart, that he felt deeply and sincerely and was more sensitive than he cared to show." Whatever his true character, he ascended a precarious throne, and either by political wisdom and guile, or through accident and indifference, he left it secure in the hands of the Hanoverians and of Parliament.
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when the philosopher was exiled from Paris in 1726. European and British sources agree that George was reserved, temperate and financially prudent; he disliked being in the public light at social events, avoided the royal box at the opera and often travelled incognito to the homes of friends to play
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was deprived of his offices and titles for siding with Louis against the Empire. The following year, George was invested as an Imperial Field Marshal with command of the imperial army stationed along the Rhine. His tenure was not altogether successful, partly because he was deceived by his ally, the
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but Sophia corresponded regularly with her sons' governess and took a great interest in their upbringing, even more so upon her return. Sophia bore Ernest Augustus another four sons and a daughter. In her letters Sophia describes George as a responsible, conscientious child who set an example to his
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Yet the character of George I remains elusive; he was in turn genial and affectionate in private letters to his daughter, and then dull and awkward in public. Perhaps his own mother summed him up when "explaining to those who regarded him as cold and overserious that he could be jolly, that he took
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His heart was in Hanover ... He was more than fifty years of age when he came amongst us: we took him because we wanted him, because he served our turn; we laughed at his uncouth German ways, and sneered at him. He took our loyalty for what it was worth; laid hands on what money he could; kept
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Greater problems arose over financial speculation and the management of the national debt. Certain government bonds could not be redeemed without the consent of the bondholder and had been issued when interest rates were high; consequently each bond represented a long-term drain on public finances,
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by restricting new creations. The measure would have solidified Sunderland's control of the House by preventing the creation of opposition peers, but it was defeated after Walpole led the opposition to the bill by delivering what was considered "the most brilliant speech of his career". Walpole and
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By 1675 George's eldest uncle had died without issue, but his remaining two uncles had married, putting George's inheritance in jeopardy, for his uncles' estates might pass to their own sons, were they to have any, instead of to George. George's father took him hunting and riding and introduced him
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Some historians have exaggerated the king's indifference to English affairs and made his ignorance of the English language seem more important than it was. He had little difficulty in communicating with his ministers in French, and his interest in all matters affecting both foreign policy and the
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George, although increasingly reliant on Walpole, could still have replaced his ministers at will. Walpole was actually afraid of being removed from office towards the end of George I's reign, but such fears were put to an end when George died during his sixth trip to his native Hanover since his
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For the first year of his life George was the only heir to the German territories of his father and three childless uncles. George's brother, Frederick Augustus, was born in 1661, and the two boys (known respectively by the family as "Görgen" and "Gustchen") were brought up together. In 1662 the
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after rushing to shelter from a shower of rain. George was now Queen Anne's heir presumptive. He swiftly revised the membership of the Regency Council that would take power after Anne's death, as it was known that Anne's health was failing and politicians in Britain were jostling for power. She
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appropriated the funds necessary for George's campaign for his own use. Despite this, the German princes thought he had acquitted himself well. In 1708, they formally confirmed George's position as a Prince-Elector in recognition of, or because of, his service. George did not hold Marlborough's
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After his accession in Great Britain, George's relationship with his son (which had always been poor) worsened. Prince George Augustus encouraged opposition to his father's policies, including measures designed to increase religious freedom in Britain and expand Hanover's German territories at
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George mainly lived in Great Britain after 1714, though he visited his home in Hanover in 1716, 1719, 1720, 1723 and 1725. In total, George spent about one fifth of his reign as king in Germany. A clause in the Act of Settlement that forbade the British monarch from leaving the country without
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in 1725, which enabled Walpole to reward or gain political supporters by offering them the honour. Walpole became extremely powerful and was largely able to appoint ministers of his own choosing. Unlike his predecessor, Queen Anne, George rarely attended meetings of the cabinet; most of his
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proposed to take over ÂŁ31 million (three fifths) of the British national debt by exchanging government securities for stock in the company. The Company bribed Lord Sunderland, George's mistress Melusine von der Schulenburg, and Lord Stanhope's cousin, Secretary of the Treasury
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The economic crisis, known as the South Sea Bubble, made George and his ministers extremely unpopular. In 1721, Lord Stanhope, though personally innocent, collapsed and died after a stressful debate in the House of Lords, and Lord Sunderland resigned from public office.
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Castle on the west Scottish coast in April, only to be destroyed by British ships a month later. Jacobite attempts to recruit Scottish clansmen yielded a fighting force of only about a thousand men. The Jacobites were poorly equipped and were easily defeated by British
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George's marriage to Sophia Dorothea was dissolved, not on the grounds that either of them had committed adultery, but on the grounds that Sophia Dorothea had abandoned her husband. With her father's agreement, George had Sophia Dorothea imprisoned in
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suffered a stroke, which left her unable to speak, and died on 1 August 1714. The list of regents was opened, the members sworn in, and George was proclaimed King of Great Britain and King of Ireland. Partly due to contrary winds, which kept him in
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George's distrust of the Tories aided the passing of power to the Whigs. Whig dominance grew to be so great under George that the Tories did not return to power for another half-century. After the election, the Whig-dominated Parliament passed the
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sponsors of the child. The King was angered when the Prince of Wales, disliking Newcastle, verbally insulted the Duke at the christening, which the Duke misunderstood as a challenge to a duel. The Prince was told to leave the royal residence,
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to naturalise Sophia and her heirs as English subjects, and to detail arrangements for the transfer of power through a Regency Council. In the same year, George's surviving uncle died and he inherited further German dominions: the
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on 1 March 1700 (N.S.) / 19 February 1700 (O.S.). Old Style is used for dates in this article unless otherwise indicated; however, years are assumed to start from 1 January and not 25 March, which was the English New
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was arranged primarily to ensure a healthy annual income, and assisted the eventual unification of Hanover and Celle. His mother at first opposed the marriage because she looked down on Sophia Dorothea's mother,
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communications were in private, and he only exercised substantial influence with respect to British foreign policy. With the aid of Lord Townshend, he arranged for the ratification by Great Britain, France and
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Baroness Sophie Caroline Eva Antoinette von Offeln (2 November 1669 – 23 January 1726), known as the "Young Countess von Platen", she married Count Ernst August von Platen, the brother of Sophia Charlotte, in
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Parliament's permission was unanimously repealed in 1716. During all but the first of the King's absences, power was vested in a Regency Council rather than in his son, George Augustus, Prince of Wales.
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Sophia Dorothea had a second child, a daughter named after her, in 1687, but there were no other pregnancies. The couple became estranged—George preferred the company of his mistress,
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weighted with stones. The murder was claimed to have been committed by four of Ernest Augustus's courtiers, one of whom, Don NicolĂČ Montalbano, was paid the enormous sum of 150,000
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memoirs, and looked back on the Jacobite cause with romantic, even sympathetic, eyes. They in turn, influenced British authors of the first half of the twentieth century such as
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prime minister. George died of a stroke on a journey to his native Hanover, where he was buried. He is the most recent British monarch to be buried outside the United Kingdom.
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Spain supported a Jacobite-led invasion of Scotland in 1719, but stormy seas allowed only about three hundred Spanish troops to reach Scotland. A base was established at
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Sweden's expense. In 1717, the birth of a grandson led to a major quarrel between George and the Prince of Wales. The King, supposedly following custom, appointed the
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Sunderland, however, retained a degree of personal influence with George until his sudden death in 1722 allowed the rise of Robert Walpole. Walpole became
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us assuredly from Popery ... I, for one, would have been on his side in those days. Cynical and selfish, as he was, he was better than a king out of
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politicians believed Parliament had the right to determine the succession, and to bestow it on the nearest Protestant relative of the Queen, while many
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cards. Despite some unpopularity, the Protestant George I was seen by most of his subjects as a better alternative to the Roman Catholic pretender
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was withheld, but the following year Anne capitulated to the wishes of the Estates and assent was granted to the bill, which became the
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half-brother. During George's reign the powers of the monarchy diminished, and Britain began a transition to the modern system of
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Bultmann, William A. (1966). "Early Hanoverian England (1714–1760): Some Recent Writings". In Chapin Furber, Elizabeth (ed.).
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George was active in directing British foreign policy during his early reign. In 1717, he contributed to the creation of the
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to military matters; mindful of his uncertain future, Ernest Augustus took the fifteen-year-old George on campaign in the
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The Prince-Bishopric was not an hereditary title; instead it alternated between Protestant and Roman Catholic incumbents.
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would become too powerful if it also controlled Spain. As part of the war effort, George invaded his neighbouring state,
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In 1709, George resigned as field marshal, never to go on active service again. In 1710, he was granted the dignity of
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The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant
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Townshend were reappointed as ministers the following year and a new, supposedly unified, Whig government formed.
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actions against him; he understood they were part of a plan to lure French forces away from the main attack.
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on 9 June 1727, and was taken by carriage about 55 miles to the east, to the palace of his younger brother,
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Ernest Augustus died on 23 January 1698, leaving all of his territories to George with the exception of the
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were ceded to Hanover in 1719, with Hanover paying Sweden monetary compensation for the loss of territory.
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The Sovereign now had to swear to maintain the Church of England (and after 1707, the Church of Scotland)
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Une mĂ©salliance dans la maison de Brunswick (1665–1725): ElĂ©onore Desmier d'Oldbreuze, duchesse de Zell
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George's mother, the Electress Sophia, died on 28 May 1714 at the age of 83. She had collapsed in the
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A 1714 silver medallion from the reign of George I, referring to his accession in Great Britain. The
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who permitted his critics to publish without risk of severe censorship, and provided sanctuary to
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In 1679 another uncle died unexpectedly without sons, and Ernest Augustus became reigning Duke of
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Memoiren der KurfĂŒrstin Sophie von Hannover: Ein höfisches Lebensbild aus dem 17. Jahrhundert
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and the King's remains, along with his parents', were moved to the 19th-century mausoleum of
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awaiting passage, he did not arrive in Britain until 18 September. George was crowned at
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In addition to Melusine von der Schulenburg, three other women were said to be George's
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George was a Lutheran in Hanover, a Presbyterian in Scotland and an Anglican in England
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George was ridiculed by his British subjects; some of his contemporaries, such as Lady
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and, within six weeks, the nearest Catholic claimant to the thrones, the former king
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was added to the body, which became known as the Quadruple Alliance. The subsequent
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Married 1707 Ernst August Philipp von dem Bussche-Ippenburg (divorced before 1714);
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The Hanoverian kings and their homeland: a study of the Personal Union, 1714–1837
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The story that George I died in the same room as that in which he was born at
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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show that he paid for his subscriptions and that he lost money in the crash.
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The British perceived George as too German, and in the opinion of historian
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George in 1680, aged 20, when he was Prince of Hanover. After a painting by
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Changing views on British history: essays on historical writing since 1939
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had settled on Sophia, Electress of Hanover, as the heir presumptive. The
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was so designed because Sophia was the closest Protestant relative of the
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following the deaths in 1714 of his mother, Sophia, and his second cousin
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George was succeeded by his son, George Augustus, who took the throne as
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In 1715 when the Whigs came to power, George's chief ministers included
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of hearts Gules a lion rampant Azure (for LĂŒneburg), III Gules a horse
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after World War II. Leine Palace was entirely burnt out as a result of
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with the deliberate purpose of testing and training his son in battle.
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outside the city until 1673 when they moved to the newly completed
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The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court and Town Life
1026:, which became known as "The Fifteen". James's supporters, led by 1018:, who sought to replace George with Anne's Catholic half-brother, 787:
Sketch map of Hanover, c. 1720, showing the relative locations of
7050: 6087: 5993: 5066:(1966). "The Court of George I and English Politics, 1717–1720". 3432:
all British monarchs must be Protestants of the Church of England
3380:"Anglican Perceptions of Lutheranism in Early Hanoverian England" 1593:
Arms of George I Louis as Elector-Designate of Hanover 1689–1708
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In 1683, George and his brother Frederick Augustus served in the
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Or (for the dignity of Archtreasurer of the Holy Roman Empire).
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in 1978 to have been George's half-sister and not his mistress.
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Married 1706 Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg (later
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Lord Sunderland's power began to wane in 1719. He introduced a
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from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the first
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Politics and Foreign Policy in the Age of George I, 1714–1727
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Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe
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Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Magdelaine, F. et B. (1981).
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Memoiren der Herzogin Sophie nachmals KurfĂŒrstin von Hannover
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attempted, but failed, to depose George and replace him with
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As the senior Protestant descendant of his great-grandfather
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Coat of arms of George I as King of Great Britain 1714–1727
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with the French king's orders in his pocket, and a swarm of
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accession as king. He suffered a stroke on the road between
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German army commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession
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Dickinson, p. 58; Erleigh, pp. 77, 104; and Hatton, p. 251.
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by George's uncle was recognised by the British and Dutch.
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from his father and uncles. In 1682, he married his cousin
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Clara Elisabeth von Meyseburg-ZĂŒschen, Countess von Platen
1311:, which was designed to counterbalance the Austro-Spanish 582:, but looked unlikely to have any further children. Under 1814:
Sophia Charlotte von Platen, later Countess of Darlington
882: 574:, with his capital at Hanover. George's surviving uncle, 4738: 1335:
in Hanover, but his remains were moved to the chapel at
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Shortly after George's accession to his paternal duchy,
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Burials at Berggarten Mausoleum, Herrenhausen (Hanover)
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Arms of George I Louis as Elector of Hanover 1708–1714
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Mausoleum of King Ernest Augustus in the Berggarten of
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coin from the reign of George I, showing him in profile
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1720s portrait of George by Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine
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King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727
5019:Georgian Monarchy: Politics and Culture, 1714–1760 4194:Britain, Spain and the Treaty of Utrecht 1713–2013 4004: 3605: 1806:, who had been the mistress of George I's father, 1381:George surrounded by his family, in a painting by 5047:. Revised by C.H. Stuart (2nd ed.). Oxford: 3714:A History of Britain – The British Wars 1603–1776 3274:Throughout George's life, Great Britain used the 1798:at the court of Hanover, and secondly married to 1428:indicates such ambivalent feelings as he wrote: 1243:as bonds were hardly ever redeemed. In 1719, the 859:, into a diversionary attack, and partly because 815:(1701–1714) broke out. At issue was the right of 811:Shortly after George's accession in Hanover, the 7206: 4144: 3496:Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy 1554:), overall an escutcheon Gules charged with the 921:. In response the English Parliament passed the 534:when Ernest Augustus was appointed ruler of the 4659: 4657: 1615:Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal 1530:Or (for France); III, Azure a harp Or stringed 427:, George inherited the titles and lands of the 4095: 1626:Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington 871:of the Empire, an office formerly held by the 494:George was born on 28 May 1660 in the city of 6386: 6233: 5463: 4539: 2344: 751:In August 1701, George was invested with the 5217: 4950:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 4808: 4806: 4654: 4604:The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens 4367:Dickinson, p. 59 and Erleigh, pp. 72, 90–96. 4071:UK Statute Law Database, Ministry of Justice 3945:Jacobitism and the English People, 1688–1788 1767:Albrecht Wolfgang, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe 1298:As requested by Walpole, George revived the 898:, the year of his succession, as painted by 799:. During George's lifetime Hanover acquired 6030:Monarchs of England and Scotland after the 4243:The Jacobites: Britain and Europe 1688–1788 1329:Ernest Augustus, Prince-Bishop of OsnabrĂŒck 1134:, which had been caused by rivalry between 1052:Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle 610:In 1682, George married Sophia Dorothea of 6393: 6379: 6240: 6226: 6207:Debated or disputed rulers are in italics. 5470: 5456: 5271: 5099:The English Court in the Reign of George I 4909:. London: The English Universities Press. 4412:Erleigh, pp. 147–155 and Williams, p. 177. 4220:. London: Eyre Methuen. pp. 192–193. 3646: 3644: 3642: 2351: 2337: 1794:Leonora von Meyseburg-ZĂŒschen, widow of a 40: 4897: 4812: 4803: 4672: 4376:Dickinson, p. 59 and Erleigh, pp. 99–100. 4291: 4289: 4218:The Jacobite Risings in Britain 1689–1746 4027:Official web site of the British monarchy 2358: Family tree of the shift from the 1749:Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield 1737:(Petronilla) Melusina von der Schulenburg 634:, and Sophia Dorothea bore George a son, 5135: 5101:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 5039: 4877: 4626: 4484:Official website of the British monarchy 3995: 3993: 3861:Text of the Union with Scotland Act 1706 3809:Velde, François R. (26 September 2006). 3603: 1716:(Anna) Louise Sophia von der Schulenburg 1620: 1609: 1387: 1376: 1349: 1289: 1234:that attempted to limit the size of the 1187: 1175: 1002:Within a year of George's accession the 986: 886: 782: 676: 597: 7300:Garter Knights appointed by William III 7290:English pretenders to the French throne 7255:Heirs presumptive to the British throne 5096: 5062: 4947:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 4931: 4834: 4784:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 4721:Louda, Jiƙí; Maclagan, Michael (1999). 4682:. London: Smith, Elder. pp. 52–53. 4570: 4568: 4548:(in German) (4th ed.). p. 92. 4191: 3681: 3656:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 3639: 3590: 3588: 3400:from the original on 12 November 2020. 3377: 1605: 518:. Sophia was the granddaughter of King 14: 7207: 5332:Duke of Brunswick-LĂŒneburg (Calenberg) 5190: 5181: 4970: 4778:(2004; online edition September 2012) 4601: 4438:, pp. 19–20, and Dickinson, pp. 61–62. 4286: 4240: 4215: 4162: 3983: 3981: 3979: 3977: 3707: 3486: 3484: 3482: 3270: 3268: 3266: 3264: 2203: 2083: 2079: 2069: 1961: 1851: 1847: 1837:Ancestors of George I of Great Britain 982: 883:Accession in Great Britain and Ireland 6374: 6247: 6221: 5451: 5160: 5105: 5016: 4996: 4943: 4855: 4830: 4828: 4826: 4725:. 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Leonore was the sister of 740:, died without surviving issue. The 482:, now recognised as Britain's first 396:from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the 289: 4819:(in French). H. Oudin. p. 128. 4546:Hannover. Kunst- und Kultur-Lexikon 4403:Erleigh, p. 125 and Hatton, p. 254. 3974: 3612:. New York: Penguin Books. p.  3479: 3261: 1946:Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover 1862:William, Duke of Brunswick-LĂŒneburg 1808:Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover 1168:Second Stanhope–Sunderland ministry 1006:won an overwhelming victory in the 685:. After Johann Leonhard Hirschmann. 338:Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover 24: 6527: 5390:28 August 1705 – 7 September 1708 5223:England under George I (2 volumes) 5056: 4823: 3537: 3417:the monarch could only be Anglican 1888:George, Duke of Brunswick-LĂŒneburg 1774:Dates in this table are New Style. 1582: 1573: 1564: 1164:First Stanhope–Sunderland ministry 1126:. The clansmen dispersed into the 1010:. Several members of the defeated 726:Prince William, Duke of Gloucester 672: 524:Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia 388:; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was 25: 7346: 6362:Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale 5340:23 January 1698 – 28 August 1705 5269:National Portrait Gallery, London 5234: 4863:. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing. 4606:. London: Robinson. p. 672. 1816:(1673 – 20 April 1725), shown by 1756:Margarethe Gertrud von Oeynhausen 975:in over twenty towns in England. 281:Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia 7115:Scottish 18th-century literature 6402: 6301: 6295: 5411:7 September 1708 – 11 June 1727 3463:L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome III 3308:of 1759) is contradicted by the 3305:Le Grand Dictionnaire Historique 2008:Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt 1540:tierced per pale and per chevron 647:Philip Christoph von Königsmarck 542:ruled in Hanover. They lived at 522:of England, through her mother, 367: 286:Melusina, Countess of Walsingham 276:George II, King of Great Britain 248: 7330:Military personnel from Hanover 5507:Monarchs of Scotland until 1603 5252:at the official website of the 5243:at the official website of the 4939:. Manchester: Peter Davies Ltd. 4769: 4760: 4713: 4695: 4686: 4666: 4620: 4595: 4586: 4577: 4552: 4533: 4524: 4511: 4502: 4472: 4463: 4450: 4441: 4428: 4415: 4406: 4397: 4388: 4379: 4370: 4361: 4352: 4343: 4334: 4325: 4316: 4307: 4298: 4277: 4268: 4259: 4234: 4209: 4200: 4185: 4156: 4135: 4126: 4089: 4059: 4050: 4041: 4015: 3965: 3936: 3927: 3918: 3909: 3900: 3870: 3854: 3828: 3802: 3793: 3784: 3775: 3766: 3757: 3748: 3739: 3701: 3675: 3630: 3597: 3576: 3567: 3558: 3344: 3328: 3319: 2162:Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau 1102:had recognised the grandson of 1094:involved the same issue as the 244: 18:George I, King of Great Britain 7310:British monarchs buried abroad 7105:Romantic literature in English 5504:Monarchs of England until 1603 5361:Brunswick-LĂŒneburg (Calenberg) 5193:The life and times of George I 4903:Walpole and the Whig Supremacy 3842:. National Records of Scotland 3549: 3528: 3512: 3454: 3371: 3292: 2104:Frederick IV, Elector Palatine 1729:Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor 1727:created Countess of Delitz by 1698:Frederick William I of Prussia 1285: 555:younger brothers and sisters. 13: 1: 6532:Floral Badge of Great Britain 5442:1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727 5387:Elector-designate of Hanover 5082:10.1093/ehr/LXXXI.CCCXVIII.26 5069:The English Historical Review 4744:The Royal Heraldry of England 4166:The English Historical Review 4099:The Journal of Modern History 3364: 2130:Frederick V, Elector Palatine 1781: 1184:runs from Hanover to Britain. 1153: 1146:. The Swedish territories of 1096:War of the Spanish Succession 1092:War of the Quadruple Alliance 892: 831:. The Holy Roman Empire, the 813:War of the Spanish Succession 797:Prince-Bishopric of OsnabrĂŒck 691:Prince-Bishopric of OsnabrĂŒck 536:Prince-Bishopric of OsnabrĂŒck 489: 7265:Electoral Princes of Hanover 6468:Anglo-French War (1778–1783) 5394:Title of elector recognised 5336:Elector-designate of Hanover 5045:The Whig Supremacy 1714–1760 4964:UK public library membership 4797:UK public library membership 4742:; Pinches, Rosemary (1974). 4709:. Vol. 10. p. 703. 4627:Lohrmann, Martin J. (2021). 4067:"Septennial Act 1715 (c.38)" 3669:UK public library membership 3608:A Treasury of Royal Scandals 3525:, Göttingen 2014, pp. 68–69. 1708:Melusine von der Schulenburg 1219:(Walpole's brother-in-law), 1200:In Hanover, the King was an 681:George in 1706, when he was 643:Melusine von der Schulenburg 456:Anne, Queen of Great Britain 437:Melusine von der Schulenburg 7: 7320:Burials at the Leineschloss 7245:18th-century Irish monarchs 7240:18th-century British people 6422:Constitutional development 6114:British monarchs after the 5113:. Burlington, VT: Ashgate. 4835:Cokayne, George E. (1910). 4786:, Oxford University Press, 3943:Monod, Paul Kleber (1993). 3658:, Oxford University Press, 3409:"The Hanoverians are here!" 3378:Brunner, Daniel L. (2006). 3357:adopted by Hanover in 1700. 3341:adopted by Hanover in 1700. 3109:James Francis Edward Stuart 2781:Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg 1828: 1518:flory-counter-flory Gules ( 1426:William Makepeace Thackeray 1315:and protect British trade. 1276:Chancellor of the Exchequer 1020:James Francis Edward Stuart 593: 506:. He was the eldest son of 500:Duchy of Brunswick-LĂŒneburg 464:James Francis Edward Stuart 429:Duchy of Brunswick-LĂŒneburg 10: 7351: 7270:Dukes of Bremen and Verden 7250:Prince-electors of Hanover 7235:18th-century German people 7230:17th-century German people 5384:Duke of Brunswick-LĂŒneburg 5283:George I of Great Britain 5265:Portraits of King George I 5023:Cambridge University Press 4976:George I: Elector and King 4849: 4196:. Routledge. pp. 3–8. 3949:Cambridge University Press 3604:Farquhar, Michael (2001). 2929:Duke of Brunswick-LĂŒneburg 2197: 2081: 1955: 1849: 1686:Sophia Dorothea of Hanover 1666:George II of Great Britain 1272:First Lord of the Treasury 1172:Walpole–Townshend ministry 1157: 538:, while his older brother 265: 187:(aged 67) (O.S./N.S.) 7260:Monarchs of Great Britain 7215:George I of Great Britain 7179: 7156:Proclamation of Rebellion 7128: 7092: 7071: 7038: 6584: 6539: 6525: 6415: 6354: 6310: 6293: 6255: 6202: 6125: 6109: 6105: 6042: 6025: 6021: 5498: 5494: 5431: 5423: 5413: 5404: 5399: 5381: 5352: 5329: 5321: 5316: 5281: 5201:Weidenfeld & Nicolson 5175:10.1080/00379816509513919 4885:. London: Cresset Press. 4179:10.1093/ehr/LII.CCVII.492 3790:Hatton, pp. 101–104, 122. 3196: 3186: 3182: 3159: 3157: 3119: 3091: 3080: 3078: 3076: 3070: 3068: 3066: 3056: 3054: 3039: 3035: 3033: 3031: 3025: 3023: 3021: 3009: 3007: 2999: 2997: 2991: 2989: 2981: 2977: 2961: 2959: 2944: 2942: 2914: 2876: 2874: 2872: 2864: 2862: 2860: 2854: 2852: 2850: 2840: 2836: 2834: 2832: 2820: 2818: 2810: 2806: 2804: 2802: 2800: 2798: 2796: 2794: 2733: 2731: 2729: 2719: 2717: 2701: 2697: 2695: 2693: 2667: 2665: 2659: 2657: 2639: 2637: 2635: 2633: 2631: 2602: 2600: 2592: 2590: 2574: 2572: 2546: 2544: 2498: 2496: 2494: 2486: 2482: 2480: 2478: 2474: 2458: 2456: 2267: 2259: 2231: 2209: 2205: 2169: 2147: 2139: 2111: 2089: 2085: 2047: 2025: 2017: 1989: 1967: 1963: 1927: 1905: 1897: 1869: 1853: 1772: 1704: 1653: 1372: 1063:. The Prince's new home, 763:, which required further 736:, and his sister-in-law, 363: 353: 343: 333: 321: 308: 303: 299: 258: 226: 207: 179: 147: 143: 135: 125: 114: 107: 97: 87: 77: 66: 55: 39: 34: 6409:Kingdom of Great Britain 5375:Brunswick-LĂŒneburg-Celle 5346:Brunswick-LĂŒneburg-Celle 5225:. Translated/adapted by 5142:Harvard University Press 4562:, pp. 29–31, 53, and 61. 3254: 2952:(No legitimate children) 2431:Christian III of Denmark 2040:Magdalene of Brandenburg 1657:Sophia Dorothea of Celle 1632: 1483:As king, his arms were: 1008:general election of 1715 931:Kingdom of Great Britain 770:Principality of LĂŒneburg 516:Sophia of the Palatinate 433:Sophia Dorothea of Celle 348:Sophia of the Palatinate 233:Sophia Dorothea of Celle 46:Portrait from studio of 7275:Dukes of Saxe-Lauenburg 7171:Welsh Methodist revival 7110:Romanticism in Scotland 6507:Agricultural Revolution 6473:Anglo-Dutch (1780–1784) 5182:Konigs, Philip (1993). 5097:—— (1967). 5049:Oxford University Press 4519:EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica 4241:Szechi, Daniel (1994). 3428:EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica 2537:Frederick II of Denmark 1478: 960:gardens at Herrenhausen 845:Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg 819:, the grandson of King 576:George William of Celle 450:, George inherited the 7120:Blue Stockings Society 6533: 6456:American Revolutionary 5254:Royal Collection Trust 5191:Marlow, Joyce (1973). 5017:Smith, Hannah (2006). 5002:The First Four Georges 4956:10.1093/ref:odnb/10538 4792:10.1093/ref:odnb/24835 4707:Collier's Encyclopedia 4216:Lenman, Bruce (1980). 4056:Williams, pp. 151–152. 4007:The First Four Georges 3664:10.1093/ref:odnb/24834 3413:Historic Royal Palaces 3281:. Hanover adopted the 3226:Predeceased his mother 1629: 1628:, George's half-sister 1618: 1587: 1578: 1569: 1472: 1443: 1397: 1392:Statue of George I by 1385: 1358: 1295: 1197: 1185: 1071:and the desire of the 999: 935:Act of Settlement 1701 911:Parliament of Scotland 902: 841:Brunswick-WolfenbĂŒttel 833:United Dutch Provinces 808: 793:Brunswick-WolfenbĂŒttel 730:Act of Settlement 1701 715:George Frideric HĂ€ndel 686: 607: 385: 310: 309:George Louis (German: 7305:Nobility from Hanover 6531: 5434:King of Great Britain 4602:Ashley, Mike (1998). 4544:(2007). "Mausoleum". 4394:Erleigh, pp. 112–117. 3878:"The Treaty of Union" 1624: 1613: 1586: 1577: 1568: 1467: 1430: 1391: 1380: 1353: 1293: 1191: 1179: 1158:Further information: 1014:sympathised with the 990: 907:Parliament of England 890: 786: 680: 601: 443:of Hanover in 1708. 398:Electorate of Hanover 390:King of Great Britain 57:King of Great Britain 7280:Princes of Calenberg 6519:Financial Revolution 6478:French Revolutionary 6084:William III & II 5649:Henry the Young King 5599:Edward the Confessor 5567:Æthelred the Unready 5293:Cadet branch of the 4937:The South Sea Bubble 4883:The South Sea Bubble 4740:Pinches, John Harvey 4705:(1967). "George I". 4663:Hatton, pp. 132–136. 4469:Hatton, pp. 251–253. 4295:Hatton, pp. 244–246. 4274:Williams, pp. 13–14. 4141:Hatton, pp. 207–208. 4132:Hatton, pp. 199–202. 4077:on 30 September 2007 4047:Hatton, pp. 174–179. 3951:. pp. 173–178. 2522:Mary, Queen of Scots 1606:Issue and mistresses 1556:crown of Charlemagne 1470:court was profound. 1402:Mary Wortley Montagu 1356:Herrenhausen Gardens 1345:King Ernest Augustus 1337:Herrenhausen Gardens 1124:Battle of Glen Shiel 1024:a Jacobite rebellion 919:Act of Security 1704 746:British royal family 247: 1682; 7285:Princes of LĂŒneburg 7166:Speenhamland system 6614:Acts of Parliament: 6609:List of parliaments 6269:(Elector-designate) 6032:Union of the Crowns 4517:"George I" (1911). 4480:"Order of the Bath" 3882:Scottish Parliament 3811:"Holy Roman Empire" 3573:Hatton, pp. 36, 42. 3439:"Act of Settlement" 2652:Dorothea of Denmark 1920:Dorothea of Denmark 1678:Caroline of Ansbach 1617:, George's mistress 1367:Caroline of Ansbach 1347:in the Berggarten. 1040:Septennial Act 1715 991:George in 1718, by 983:Wars and rebellions 971:on 20 October. His 857:Duke of Marlborough 825:Charles II of Spain 821:Louis XIV of France 753:Order of the Garter 203:, Holy Roman Empire 7136:East India Company 6534: 6502:Panic of 1796–1797 6339:Ernest Augustus II 6116:Acts of Union 1707 6079:James II & VII 5772:Kenneth I MacAlpin 5557:Edgar the Peaceful 5407:Elector of Hanover 5195:. Introduction by 4719:Williams, p. 12.; 4633:. 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Index

George I, King of Great Britain
George seated on the throne in the robes of the Order of the Garter
Godfrey Kneller
King of Great Britain
Ireland
Coronation
Anne
George II
Elector of Hanover
Ernest Augustus
O.S./N.S.
Hanover
Brunswick-LĂŒneburg
Schloss OsnabrĂŒck
de
OsnabrĂŒck
Leine Palace
Herrenhausen
Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Issue
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George II, King of Great Britain
Sophia Dorothea, Queen in Prussia
Melusina, Countess of Walsingham
House
Hanover
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate
Protestant
Signature of George I

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