George I of Great Britain was a British monarch who ruled Britain and Ireland in the early 18th century. He also ruled the German regions of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, part of the Roman Empire in Germany. George was born in Hanover, into the family of the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After the death of his father, George inherited the titles and lands in Hanover. Owing to the frequent wars in Europe, George’s lands extended further in Germany and he rose to become a powerful monarch. He got the chance to acquire the throne of England when the queen of Great Britain, Anne, passed away. He thus ascended to the throne and became the first monarch of the ‘House of Hanover.’ However, during his reign, the country was going through a major shift toward modernism and the monarch system was about to be replaced by a cabinet parliament. Toward the end of his reign, Britain came under the rule of its first de-facto prime minister, Robert Walpole. George passed away on June 11, 1727, and became the last British monarch to be buried outside Britain. He rests in his grave in his native region of Hanover.