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Aug 7, 2023 · King Ernest Augustus of Hanover was the eighth child born to King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was born on the 5th of June 1771, and ...
Feb 27, 2018 · Ernest Augustus was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death. He was the fifth son and eighth child of King George III of the United Kingdom and Ha...
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Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover. 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 legitimate son.
Sep 20, 2016 · King George V, Ernest Augustus’ son, was the last King of Hanover. Hanover backed the losing side in the Austro-Prussian War and was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 and became a Prussian province. Since then, the senior heir of the House of Hanover has been the pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Hanover.
Jun 1, 2024 · Ernest Augustus (born June 5, 1771, Kew, Surrey, Eng.—died Nov. 18, 1851, Herrenhausen, Hanover [Germany]) 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 ...
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The King of Hanover (German: König von Hannover) was the official title of the head of state and hereditary ruler of the Kingdom of Hanover, beginning with the proclamation of King George III of the United Kingdom, as "King of Hanover" during the Congress of Vienna, on 12 October 1814 at Vienna, and ending with the kingdom's annexation by Prussia on 20 September 1866.
