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  2. Jun 16, 2024 · William IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from June 26, 1830. Personally opposed to parliamentary reform, he grudgingly accepted the epochal Reform Act of 1832, which reduced the power of the British crown and the landowning aristocracy over the government.

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  3. Jun 13, 2024 · The third son of Charlotte and George, Prince William Henry was born on August 21, 1765. Upon his birth, he was not expected to inherit the throne, and so he joined the Royal Navy, and fought...

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  4. 17 hours ago · Prince George William of Hanover and Cumberland: October 28, 1880: May 20, 1912: Died unmarried: Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland: September 29, 1882: August 30, 1963: Married 1904, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882–1945; r. 1897–1918) and had 5 children:

  5. Jun 22, 2024 · George IV (born August 12, 1762, London, England—died June 26, 1830, Windsor, Berkshire) was the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from January 29, 1820, to June 26, 1830.

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  6. Jun 16, 2024 · House of Windsor, the royal house of the United Kingdom, which succeeded the house of Hanover on the death of its last monarch, Queen Victoria, on January 22, 1901. The dynasty includes Edward VII (reigned 1901–10), George V (1910–36), Edward VIII (1936), George VI (1936–52), Elizabeth II (1952–2022), and Charles (from 2022).

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  7. Jul 2, 2024 · Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover, was the only son of George V of Hanover and Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Although he was the senior male-line great-grandson of George III, the Duke of Cumberland was deprived of his British peerages and honours for having sided with Germany in World War I.

  8. 5 days ago · With George of Hanover out of contention as a suitor for Anne, King Charles looked elsewhere for an eligible prince who would be welcomed as a groom by his Protestant subjects but also acceptable to his Catholic ally Louis XIV of France.

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