r/UKmonarchs • u/BodyAny3964 • May 28 '25

On this day Today is the 365th birthday of King George I.

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u/GoldfishFromTatooine Charles II May 28 '25

He was born the day before Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660.

Nobody could have imagined then that George would one day inherit the throne.

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u/Kkcardz May 28 '25

That’s crazy considering you had Charles II, James II, William and Mary and Anne and THEN George I. I always get shocked by little things like this lol

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u/DrunkOnRedCordial May 28 '25

Plus anyone between Anne and George who either died (like his mother Sophie) or wasn't deemed suitable by the UK Parliament.

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u/TheoryKing04 May 29 '25

Having scrawled through the list of people ahead of George, he isn’t the worst person they could’ve picked

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u/DrunkOnRedCordial May 29 '25

I'm sure they felt justified in their choice, and in the long term it worked out for the British Parliament. Now they've got thousands of people in the Line of Succession so they can still pick and choose if they don't like the next in line!

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u/katieinwonderlandxxx May 28 '25

Impressed at your knowledge x

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u/trivia_guy May 28 '25

lol, I don't think they have the dates in their head, they're probably checking Wikipedia every day for notable anniversaries of British royal stuff. but it's still a cool thing to do and share!

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u/mmtop May 28 '25

He looks good for 365

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u/DrunkOnRedCordial May 28 '25

Great muscle tone in his legs.

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u/paolocase May 28 '25

365 party böy

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u/ItsTom___ May 28 '25

Hasn't aged a day since 1727

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u/No_Budget7828 May 28 '25

Happy birthday George 🥳

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u/jpc_00 May 28 '25

Geordie Whelps!

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u/elmosesyeah George I May 28 '25

My closest connection to royalty is him being my 7th great grand uncle. Shame he was such a mediocre king!