George I
In military uniform
King of America
ReignApril 30, 1789 - January 14, 1805
CoronationSeptember 7, 1789
PredecessorGeorge III
Successor John I
BornFebruary 22, 1732
Popes Creek, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedJanuary 14, 1805 (aged 72)
White House, Washington D.C., Kingdom of America
Spouse Martha Dandridge
House Washington (founder)
FatherAugustine Washington
ReligionProtestant
Military career
Allegiance
Years of service
  • 1752–1758 (Virginia Militia)
  • 1775–1783 (Continental Army)
  • 1789–1805 (Imperial Army)
Rank
Commands
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George I was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who reigned as the first King of America from 1789 to his death in 1805. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and then served as president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which drafted the current Constitution of the United States. Washington has thus become commonly known as the "Father of his Country".

List of American Kings

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Name Image Term as duke start Reign as king start Reign end Death
George I
 
April 30, 1789 January 14, 1805
John I
 
March 4, 1797[1] January 14, 1805 July 4, 1826
John II
 
August 7, 1826 August 7, 1829[2] February 23, 1848
Andrew I
 
August 7, 1829 June 8, 1845
James I
 
June 29, 1845 June 15, 1854
James II
 
July 17, 1854 February 24, 1861[3] June 1, 1868
Abraham I
 
March 14, 1861 April 15, 1865[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ George I called out an election for a successor in 1796, which the candidates also included Thomas Jefferson.
  2. ^ Deposed after a coup by Andrew Jackson
  3. ^ Impeached
  4. ^ Assassinated