The Children of Adam and Eve

He was also elector of Hanover (1698-1727), and the first of the
Hanoverian line of British rulers. George succeeded Queen Anne by the
terms of the Act of Settlement. Thoroughly German in tastes and habits, he
never learned the English language, and he made periodic lengthy visits to
Hanover, which always remained his primary concern, despite his dutiful
efforts to attend to his new kingdom's needs. He remained, However,
unpopular in Britain, a fact that contributed to Jacobite plots to replace
him with James II's son, James Edward Stuart, known as the Old Pretender.
George appointed only Whigs as his ministers and advisers, reasoning that
the Tories were favorable to the Stuart cause. He took a keen interest in
foreign affairs, and it was his judgment that made possible the
information in 1717 of the third Triple Alliance with the Netherlands and
France. For domestic policies he relied on his ministers, James Stanhope,
1st earl Stanhope (1673-1721), Charles Townshend, 2d viscount Townshend of
Raynham, and Robert Walpole. Their sound administrative skills
strengthened the position of the house of Hanover in Great Britain. He was
succeeded by his son, George II.