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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.
Hanover was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1692 to 1806, and a kingdom from 1814 to 1866, with close ties to Britain. It was annexed by Prussia in 1866 and became part of Lower Saxony in 1945.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
Sep 23, 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Kurfürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Königreich Hannover
- Introduction
- Unofficial Civil Flag Until 1837
- Civil Flag Since 1837 / Landesfarben
- Civil Ensign 1727-1801
- Civil Ensign 1801-1866
- Hannover Red Ensign 1801-1867
- Hannover Royal Flag Reported 1848
- No Saltire Tips
- Yacht Flag of King George V of Hannover
Last modified: 2019-02-02 by klaus-michael schneider Keywords: hannover | horse(white) | union jack | Links: FOTW homepage |search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors 1. Introduction 2. Unofficial Civil Flag until 1837(reported as Royal Flag 1842, 1848 and 1862) 3. Civil Flag since 1837 (Landesfarben) 4. Civil Ensign 1727-1801 5. Civil ...
Hannover became the 9th electorate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1692. In1714 Queen Anne (Stuart) of Great Britain died withoutheir, and was succeeded by George, the elector of Hannover. George's grandmotheron the maternal side was Elizabeth Stuart, the second child of James IStuart. Britain had already deposed James II in 1688 because he threatenedt...
On a red field a white horse. Illustrated in Wilson1986 p. 70. Reported as Royal Flag 1842, 1848 and 1862. Norman Martin, 1 Mar 1998 According to the Hannoverianmonarchists' website, prior to the end of the union with GreatBritain in 1837, the running red horse (the banner of arms of Hannoverproper), was often unofficially used as Hannoverian flag....
The colours of the [Prussian] province adoptedin 1887 were the same as the ones of the former kingdom: yellow over white.This flag can still be seen today, but is rarelyused. Pascal Vagnat, 9 Sep 1996 According to the Hannoverianmonarchists' website, after the end of the union with GreatBritain in 1837, king Ernst August officially introduced the y...
The British red ensign (pre-1801)with the white horse at the intersection of the St. George cross. Fromc.1720 until 1801. N.B. the red panel with horse should only cover theintersection of the St. George cross. Norman Martin, Mar 1998 According to H. Grote, Geschichte der Welfischen Stammwappen,Leipzig 1863, after 1727 Hannover (House of Braunschwe...
Jaume's depiction, with large rectangle but visible saltire tips, basedon 1858 US flag chart, [hbl58] Antonio Martins-Tuvalkin, 26 Aug 2008
Kingdom of Hannover, ensign 1801 -1867 Description of flag: It is a red ensign. In the centre of its cantonis a white rectangle with the white prancing horse of the Saxons in a redfield. But on this flag the horse is prancing upon a white terrace. According to www.koenigreich-hannover.de this ensign was used between1801-1867. Before 1801 it was use...
It is a plain red flag, charged with a prancing horse Or, probably mistaken, as the horse should be Argent instead. Norie and Hobbs reprint 1971, plate XIV image 164 Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2019
British red ensign with Hannover arms on the UJ, but in this source (1858US flag chart, [hbl58]) the saltire tipsare not present and the Hannover horse is on a red patch much larger thanthe cross arm. Antonio Martins-Tuvalkin, 26 Aug 2008
Recently, David Prothero forwarded me a scan of an article which dealswith the flags of The Electorate/Kingdom of Hannover. The document is inGerman, and unfortunately neither of us can translate this to English.I have produced 3 gifs from black and white illustrations, and can givesome information on these. The first image would appear to be the p...
The Kingdom of Hanover (German: Königreich Hannover) was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Hanover, [2] and joined 38 other sovereign states in the German Confederation in June 1815.
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Originating as a cadet branch of the House of Welf in 1635, also known then as the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the Hanoverians ascended to prominence with Hanover's elevation to an Electorate in 1692.
