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Jun 1, 2024 · 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.
King Ernest of Hanover: fifth son of George III and eldest surviving uncle of Victoria. As Hanover followed Salic Law that forbid women inheriting, he became King of Hanover at his brother William IV's death while Victoria inherited Britain, which did not follow Salic Law.
Jun 13, 2024 · The fifth son of George and Charlotte, Prince Ernest Augustus, born June 5, 1771, was unlikely to inherit the throne. Upon the deaths of his elder brothers, his niece Princess Victoria...
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Jun 8, 2024 · George V (born May 27, 1819, Berlin—died June 12, 1878, Paris) was the last king of Hanover (1851–66), the only son of Ernest Augustus, king of Hanover and Duke of Cumberland. His youth was passed in England and in Berlin until 1837, when his father became king of Hanover.
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6 days ago · George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king.
Jun 2, 2024 · Ernest Augustus (German: Ernst August; 5 June 1771 – 18 November 1851) was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851. As the fifth son of George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, he initially seemed unlikely to become a monarch, but none of his elder brothers had a...
Jun 7, 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.
