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House of Hanover. The possessions of the Welfs in the days of Henry the Lion. The House of Welf (also Guelf or Guelph [1]) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia in the 18th century.
Jun 4, 2007 · A General history of the house of Guelph, or royal family of Great Britain, from the earliest period in which the name appears upon the record to the accession of His Majesty King George and First to the throne ; with an appendix of authentic and original documents. by. Halliday, Andrew, Sir, 1781-1839. Publication date.
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The Royal Guelphic Order (German: Königlicher Guelphen-Orden), sometimes referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, is a Hanoverian order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the Prince Regent (later King George IV). It takes its name from the House of Guelph, of which the Hanoverians were a branch
A General history of the House of Guelph or Royal Family of Great Britain from the earliest period in which the name appears upon record to the accession of His Majesty King George the First to the throne ... / by Andrew Halliday. 32.0 x 5.5 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1021274.
The conflict between Guelphs and Ghibellines arose from the political divisions caused by the Investiture Controversy, about whether secular rulers or the pope had the authority to appoint bishops and abbots. Upon the death of Emperor Henry V, of the Salian dynasty, the dukes elected an opponent of his dynasty, Lothair III, as the new emperor.
Jun 5, 2019 · The city of Guelph was named by founder John Galt in 1827 to honour the British Royal Family, the Hanoverians, who were descended from the House of Welf (Also known as the Guelfs or Guelph), one of the great political factions in late medieval Germany and Italy, and the ancestral family of the reigning British monarch at the time George IV.
Jul 30, 2015 · One of the first German royal and noble families I got interested in was the House of Guelph. (I blame it on the fact that I grew up close to both Hanover and Brunswick and their main residence, Schloss Marienburg, actually being the castle of my childhood meaning that the first picture that comes into my mind when I think of castles is exactly die Marienburg as it is simply called where I am ...
