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The personal union between Great Britain and Hanover existed from 1714 to 1837. During this time, the Elector of Braunschweig-Lüneburg or King of Hanover was also King of Great Britain . With the Act of Settlement in 1701, the English Parliament created the basis for the Protestant succession of the House of Hanover to the throne in the ...
Hanover also annexed territories that had previously been ruled in personal union by its Elector, such as the Duchies of Bremen-Verden and the County of Bentheim. It lost those parts of Saxe-Lauenburg to the northeast of the Elbe, which was assigned in personal union to Denmark, except the Amt Neuhaus. Further small exclaves in the east were lost.
Personal union with the Electorate of Hanover (1801–1806). Personal union with the Kingdom of Hanover (1814–1837). Personal union with the Irish Free State (1922–1937) and Ireland (de jure) from 1937 to 1949; Personal union with the former dominions and Commonwealth realms: Newfoundland (1907–1934). South Africa (1910–1961). India ...
The succession created a personal union between Hanover and Britain, and brought the Hanoverian Army into a fixed alliance with their British counterparts. Despite inheriting the throne of the larger Britain , George remained fixated on the electorate, and particularly wanted to advance Hanover's claims in the Great Northern War against Sweden.
A dynastic union is a type of union in which different states are governed beneath the same dynasty, with their boundaries, their laws, and their interests remaining distinct from each other. [ 1 ] It is a form of association looser than a personal union , when several states share the same monarch, and a real union , when they have common ...
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The recipient of the Golden Letter was George II, who was born in Hanover and belonged to the House of Welf. He was simultaneously the King of Great Britain and the Elector of Hanover, joining these territories in personal union. The letter was next sent to Madras, where there were various delays causing it to arrive in London only in March ...
A new attempt to forge a north German customs union was made and an agreement between Hanover and Brunswick came into force on 1 June 1835. The two states agreed a customs union with internal tariff free trade, a common external tariff and a common customs administration. The customs revenue was divided according to their respective populations.