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The Electorate of Hanover (German: Kurfürstentum Hannover or simply Kurhannover) was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany and taking its name from the capital city of Hanover.
Jan 11, 2022 · Born: 10 November 1683, in Hanover, Germany. Died: 25 October 1760, in London, England Reigned: King of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince-Elector of Hanover, 1727-60. Parents: George I of Great Britain and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. Spouse: Caroline of Ansbach (m1705–37) Children: Frederick, Prince of Wales, and seven others. Religion: Protestant
- Elinor Evans
The Electors of the Palatinate were the Calvinist senior branch of House of Wittelsbach, whose Catholic branch ruled the Electorate of Bavaria. On 30 September 1658, she married Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, at Heidelberg, who in 1692 became the first Elector of Hanover.
She got married to George Augustus, the third in line for the throne of Britain and the heir to the Electorate of Hanover. They moved to Britain in 1714, when George was made the prince of Wales. George became the king of Britain in 1727.
May 19, 2024 · House of Hanover, British royal house of German origin, descended from George Louis, elector of Hanover, who was crowned George I in 1714. He was succeeded by George II, George III, George IV, William IV, and Victoria.
May 1, 2014 · Since George II was still Elector of Hanover as well as King of Great Britain, the Regency Act of 1728 was passed by Parliament so that Caroline could rule in her husband’s place while he went on his extended trips to Germany.
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The wife of a Hanoverian prince will usually take the title and style of her husband. Despite Hanover's annexation by Prussia in 1866, male-line descendants of George III continue to style themselves as a prince or princess of Hanover.
