George I suffering a fit of apoplexy or a stroke, 9 June 1727 which led to his death two days later. George I, 1660 – 1727. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) within

George I suffering a fit of apoplexy or a stroke, 9 June 1727 which led to his death two days later. George I, 1660 – 1727. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) within the Holy Roman Empire, 1698- 1727. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published c.1890. (Photo by: Ken Welsh/Design Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)