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In 1692, Duke Ernest Augustus from the Calenberg Line, acquired the right to be a prince-elector as the Prince-Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Colloquially, the Electorate was also known as the Electorate of Hanover or as Kurhannover. In 1814, it was succeeded by the Kingdom of Hanover .
the Electorate of Hanover within the Northeastern part of the Holy Roman Empire in 1789. In 1705, Elector George I Louis inherited the Principality of Lüneburg with the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg upon the death of his uncle Duke George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
The Principality of Lüneburg (later also referred to as Celle) was a territorial division of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg within the Holy Roman Empire, immediately subordinate to the emperor. It existed from 1269 until 1705 and its territory lay within the modern-day state of Lower Saxony in Germany.
Jun 1, 2020 · In 1692, in return for lavish promises of assistance to the Habsburgs, Hanover was designated by the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I, as the empire’s 9 th electorate. The ruler of Hanover at the time was Ernest Augustus, who had been its duke since 1679.
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In 1692, in return for lavish promises of assistance to the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburgs, the emperor Leopold I granted him the rank and title of elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (i.e., Hanover), which became the ninth electorate of the empire. Indignant protests followed this proceeding.
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The Electorate of Hanover was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany and taking its name from the capital city of Hanover. It was formally known as the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1692 the Duke of Hanover was made an Elector of the Holy Roman Emperor. After then the Dukes were usually called Electors of Hanover, German: Kurfürst von Hannover . Queen Anne of England and Great Britain had no children, Sophia-Dorothea was chosen as her protestant heir.
