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Learn about the life and reign of Ernest Augustus, the fifth son of George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, who became King of Hanover in 1837. Find out about his military career, his marriage, his controversies, and his legacy.
Ernest Augustus was the king of Hanover, from 1837 to 1851, the fifth son of George III of England. Ernest Augustus studied at Göttingen, entered the Hanoverian army, and served as a leader of cavalry when war broke out between Great Britain and France in 1793.
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Ernest Augustus (born Nov. 20, 1629, Herzberg am Harz Castle, Hanover [Germany]—died Jan. 23, 1698, Herrenhausen Castle) was a duke (from 1679) and elector (from 1692) of Hanover, father of George Louis, who became George I, king of Great Britain.
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Ernest Augustus was the eldest son of George V, the last king of Hanover, and a British peer and prince. He claimed the throne of Hanover until his death in 1923, and married Princess Thyra of Denmark in 1878.
The first Elector of Hanover was Ernest Augustus, whose son, George Louis, ascended to the British throne as George I in 1714 due to the Act of Settlement 1701 and ensured a Protestant succession. This personal union of the British crown and the Electorate of Hanover lasted until 1837.
Sep 20, 2016 · Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland was the fifth of the nine sons and the eighth of the fifteen children of King George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was born at the Queen’s House (now Buckingham Palace) in London, England on June 5, 1771.
Learn about the life and reign of Ernest Augustus, the fifth son of George III and the king of Hanover from 1837 to 1851. Find out his role in British politics, his military career, and his relationship with his brother William IV.
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