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George I (George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 – 11 June
1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of
the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) in the Holy
Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the first
British monarch of the House of Hanover. During George's reign, the powers
of the monarchy diminished and Britain began a transition to the modern
George Louis Augustus system of cabinet government led by a prime minister.
Hanover
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Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau October 18, 1919 – September
28, 2000), mostly referred to as simply Pierre Trudeau, or by the
initials PET, was a Canadian politician who was the 15th prime minister of
Canada and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, between 1968 and 1984,
with a brief period as Leader of the Opposition, from 1979 to 1980. His
tenure of 15 years and 164 days makes him Canada's third longest-
serving Prime Minister.
Pierre Trudeau
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Sir Edward Stafford GCMG (23 April 1819 – 14 February 1901) served as
the third Premier of New Zealand on three occasions in the mid-19th century.
His total time in office is the longest of any leader without a political party.
He is described as pragmatic, logical, and clear-sighted. Stafford to date
remains the youngest New Zealand Prime Minister on gaining office at 37
years, 5 weeks of age. After his retirement, he spent considerable time in
Edward William England, devoting himself to business pursuits and was granted a Knight
Stafford Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George on his arrival,
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Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her
death. She adopted the additional title of Empress of India on 1 May 1876.
Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months
was longer than that of any of her predecessors. It was a period of industrial,
cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom,
and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.
Alexandrina Victoria
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