Who were George I's parents?
Ernest Augustus and Sophia of Hanover
Charles I and Henrietta Maria
James II and Mary of Modena
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Answer
Ernest Augustus, the younger brother of George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Sophia, the youngest daughter of Elector Palatine Frederick V, were the parents of George I. Upon the death of his uncle in 1679, Ernest Augustus became the new Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and later became the first Elector of Hanover in 1692, further solidifying the family's position of power and influence.
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