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4 days ago · Hanover (an electorate, which became a kingdom in 1814) was joined to the British crown until 1837. In that year Victoria inherited the British crown but, by continental Salic Law, was barred as a woman from succession to Hanover, which went to William IV’s brother, Ernest Augustus, duke of Cumberland.
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May 7, 2024 · George Augustus was the only son of the German prince George Louis, elector of Hanover (King George I of Great Britain from 1714 to 1727), and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. He grew up in Hanover and married (1705) the beautiful and intelligent Caroline of Ansbach. Upon the accession of his father to the English throne he was designated prince of Wales.
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1 day ago · Hanover could be inherited only by male heirs. Thus, Hanover passed to William IV's brother, Ernest Augustus, and remained a kingdom until 1866, when it was annexed by the Prussia during the Austro-Prussian war.
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May 1, 2024 · At the time, Sophia was married to Ernest Augustus, the Elector of Hanover, in Germany. Her son was named George. The Act of Settlement provided for more than Sophia in its order directions for succession to the throne. Her heirs were included. Other provisions of the Act:
May 13, 2024 · Ernest Augustus, elector of Hanover and the father of George I of England, was the first Protestant bishop. The see was secularized and given to Hanover in 1803, but it was reestablished as a Roman Catholic bishopric in 1858.
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3 days ago · Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover: 5 June 1771: 18 November 1851: Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale 1799–1851; married 1815, Princess Friederike of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; had one son: George V of Hanover: Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex: 27 January 1773: 21 April 1843
May 8, 2024 · Ernest Augustus V, the pretender to the Hanoverian throne since 1987, was married on 23 January 1999 to which princess? Answer: Princess Caroline Grimaldi of Monaco Having divorced his first wife of sixteen years, Ernest then married HSH Caroline of Monaco, the heiress presumptive of the tiny principality.
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