# George I — The Rights of Man character guide

> George I in The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** George the First, George

**First appearance:** 0002-part-first-being-an-answer-to-mr-burke-s-attack-on-the-french-revolution

## Who they are

First Hanoverian king of England, cited in debates on succession.

## In the story

### [Paine's Preface to the French Edition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/paine-s-preface-to-the-french-edition)

Referred to as the Elector of Hanover, sometimes called the King of England, who thanked Burke.

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