[job_suche]

I cannot get over the stupidity of a system, that would proclaim a complete foreigner as king of the whole goddamn country. And this was only 300 years ago, and this system was presumably supported by highly educated people.

[captainmuon]

For a long time, nobility was much more important than nationality. It was so important to have a ruler from one of the accepted noble houses that Greece imported a King from Bavaria (Otto of Greece). And they were basically all related. So one sprawling family dominated Europe for centuries. Almost inconceivable from today's viewpoint.

[linksnapzz]

It was neccesary because the complete foreigner was the most proximate heir that was Protestant.

[ralfd]

> However, the British soon realized that George I did a great deal for the kingdom — he put down two Scottish uprisings, established the two-party system that is still in place today, created a well-functioning navy and expanded the British Empire.

It wasn’t stupid if it worked.