6425768 The arrival of King George the 1st in England, 1808 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George I (George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig) (1660 ??1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg (Hanover) within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the first British monarch of the House of Hanover.); Prismatic Pictures .