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The House of Hanover (German: Haus Hannover German pronunciation: [haʊ̯s haˈnoːfɐ]) is a European, formerly royal house with roots tracing back to the 17th century. Its members, known as Hanoverians , ruled Hanover , Great Britain , Ireland , and the British Empire at various times during the 17th to 20th centuries.
Ernst August was born in Hanover, the eldest son of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987), the former Hereditary Prince of Brunswick and his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–1980).
Caroline's third and current husband is Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick, head of the House of Hanover, which lost its throne in 1866. From 1913 to 1918, his family ruled the sovereign Duchy of Brunswick. The couple married in Monaco on 23 January 1999.
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.
Feb 1, 2023 · The House of Hanover is a royal house that first ruled Hanover and then Great Britain from 1714 to 1901. The British Hanoverians began with George I when he succeeded the last of the Stuart monarchs, Queen Anne of Great Britain (r. 1702-1714), who had no children.
Born: May 28, 1660 at Osnabruck, Hanover Ascended to the throne: August 1, 1714 aged 54 years Crowned: October 20, 1714 at Westminster Abbey Married: Sophia Dorothea of Celle, on 1682 Children: One son, one daughter, three illegitimate children Died: June 11, 1727 at Osnabruck, aged 67 years, and 12 days Buried at: Leineschlosskirche, Hanover
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Mar 3, 2021 · But the six Hanoverian monarchs were some of Britain’s most colourful characters – their reigns were filled with scandal, intrigue, jealousy, happy marriages and terrible familial relationships. They lost America but oversaw the rise of the British Empire to span nearly 25% of the world’s population and surface area.
