Who took the British throne in 1714?
George II
George III
George I
George IV
Answer
The answer is George I, a German prince from the House of Hanover. He became king of Great Britain and Ireland in 1714 under the Act of Settlement of 1701, which excluded Catholics and those married to Catholics from the throne. This marked the beginning of the Hanoverian era, which lasted until the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.
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