Lot 447
George I (1660-1727). Elector of Hanover and first Hanoverian king of Great Britain. George became king as a condition of the Act of Settlement requiring a Protestant heir to the throne.
Document Signed ("Georg Ludwig"). In German. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. As Elector. One page, quarto, Hanover, December 31, 1701. In black ink. With two horizontal folds, trimmed, foxing around edges, with a semi-circular stain at center left edge likely from a seal no longer present. In good condition overall.
At the request of Duchy of Calenberg, George signs this document, allowing the year's tithe paid in corn (at that time, a mixture of wheat, rye, oats), cash, or any combination thereof: "We so order you herewith most graciously to inform said subjects … to deliver their assigned amount in produce or in money at the above rate and measurement".
Interestingly, this document was signed the very year that the act of Settlement was enacted, thereby paving the way for George's succession to Queen Anne.
Estimated Value $750 - 900.
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