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May 24, 2024 · George I was the elector of Hanover (1698–1727) and the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain (1714–27). George Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the son of Ernest Augustus, elector of Hanover, and Sophia of the Palatinate, a granddaughter of King James I of England. George married his cousin Sophia.
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Ernest Augustus (born Nov. 20, 1629, Herzberg am Harz...
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George II (born November 10 [October 30, Old Style], 1683,...
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May 18, 2024 · Bona Sforza (2 February 1494 or 2 February 1493 – 19 November 1557) was a member of the powerful Milanese House of Sforza. In 1518, she became the second wife of Sigismund I the Old, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and became the Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania. She was the third child of Gian Galeazzo Sforza ...
May 13, 2024 · Caroline of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born May 17, 1768, Braunschweig [Germany]—died Aug. 7, 1821, London, Eng.) was the wife of King George IV of the United Kingdom who—like her husband, who was also her cousin—was the centre of various scandals. The daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Caroline married George ...
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May 17, 2024 · 15 October 1712 saw her marriage to Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, son of Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Christine of Hesse-Eschwege. The marriage was very happy and Antoinette was the mother of eight sons and six daughters. After 1735, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg her father died and her husband succeeded him.
May 7, 2024 · Viktoria Luise of Prussia. In full: Viktoria Luise Adelheid Mathilde Charlotte, duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg, princess of Prussia. (Show more) Born: September 13, 1892, Marmor Palace, Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany. Died: December 11, 1980, Hannover, West Germany (now in Germany) (aged 88) Notable Family Members:
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May 20, 2024 · Sophia: 1300: 1320–1356: 1356: Margraviate of Brandenburg (at Landsberg) Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1327 eight children: After her death, the Margraviate of Landsberg was annexed to the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
2 days ago · This is a list of Hungarian monarchs; it includes the grand princes (895–1000) and the kings and ruling queens of Hungary (1000–1918). Holy Crown of Hungary The Hungarian Grand Principality was established around 895, following the 9th-century Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin .
