The Queen's family connections with Germany go back even further. George Ludwig, Elector of Hanover, ascended to the English throne as King George I in 1714. He spoke mainly German and French, and only a little English. George I visited Hanover regularly in order to carry out his royal duties there, and he died in 1727 during one of his visits. The Queen is a direct descendant of King George.
I think it was George II who was the last British monarch to command his troops in battle in Dettingen in 1743.
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