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George I
In military uniform
Emperor of America
ReignApril 30, 1789 - January 14, 1805
CoronationSeptember 7, 1789
PredecessorGeorge III (as King of America)
Successor Thomas I
BornFebruary 22, 1732
Popes Creek, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedJanuary 14, 1805 (aged 72)
White House, Washington D.C., American Empire
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
See list

George I was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who reigned as the first Emperor 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".

Washington's first public office, from 1749 to 1750, was as surveyor of Culpeper County in the Colony of Virginia. In 1752, he received military training and was granted the rank of major in the Virginia Regiment. During the French and Indian War, Washington was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1754 and subsequently became head of the Virginia Regiment in 1755. He was later elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses and was named a delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, which appointed him commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. Washington led American forces to a decisive victory over the British in the Revolutionary War, leading the British to sign the Treaty of Paris, which acknowledged the sovereignty and independence of the United States. He resigned his commission in 1783 after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.

List of Emperors

Name Image Reign start Reign end Death
George I
April 30, 1789 January 14, 1805
Thomas I
May 3, 1805 July 4, 1826
Andrew I
August 7, 1826 June 8, 1845
James I
June 29, 1845 June 15, 1854
James II
July 17, 1854 March 4, 1861

(impeached)

June 1, 1868