George I of Great Britain - how fluent was he in English?

Question: George I of Great Britain - how fluent was he in English!?
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The popular view that George I understood no English comes from the early years of his reign!. Actually George I was fluent in several languages!. Documents show that later in his reign he could read, speak and write English!. See the standard biography by Ragnhild Hutton, George I: Elector and King, page 131!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Though he was unpopular due to his supposed inability to speak English, such an inability may not have existed later in his reign, as documents from that time show that he understood, spoke and wrote English!.[79] He certainly spoke fluent German and French, good Latin, and some Italian and DutchWww@QuestionHome@Com

George I apparently preferred German (after all, it was his native tongue) but it is untrue that he did not speak English!.
It appears that, like many rulers of his time, he spoke several languages well, including English, French and Latin!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hardly at all!.

http://www!.englishmonarchs!.co!.uk/hanover!.!.!.
http://www!.bbc!.co!.uk/history/historic_fi!.!.!.
http://www!.spartacus!.schoolnet!.co!.uk/STU!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

He couldn't speak English!.

Aber Ganz Und Garnicht (not even a little bit)Www@QuestionHome@Com

He could only speak his native GermanWww@QuestionHome@Com

not very!.Www@QuestionHome@Com