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The House of Windsor is the reigning house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.The house's name was inspired by the historic Windsor Castle estate. The house was founded on 17 July 1917, when King George V changed the name of the royal house from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor due to anti-German sentiment during the First World War.
The House of Hanover (German: Haus Hannover German pronunciation: [haʊ̯s haˈnoːfɐ]) is a European 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.
Ernest Augustus Crown Prince of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale 1845–1923: Thyra of Denmark 1853–1933: Frederica of Hanover 1848–1926: Baron Alphons von Pawel-Rammingen 1843–1932: Marie of Hanover 1849–1904: Mary of Teck 1867–1953: House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ↓ House of Windsor
King George I, crowned in 1714, was the first German king of Great Britain and belonged to the House of Hanover. Queen Victoria, one of his descendants, married a German prince, Prince Albert of ...
As the Royal Family's official website notes, “In 1917, there was a radical change, when George V specifically adopted Windsor, not only as the name of the 'House' or dynasty, but also as the ...
of Hanover 1630–1714 Electress of Brunswick: Charles II 1630–1685 King of Scotland r. 1649–1651, r. 1660–1685 King of England r. 1660–1685: Mary 1631–1660 Princess Royal: James II & VII 1633–1701 King of England and Scotland r. 1685–1688: House of Hanover: George I 1660–1727 King of Great Britain r. 1714–1727: William III ...
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 ...
The documentary, titled The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor, claims to be a behind-the-scenes story of the “lives, loves, scandals, trials and tribulations” of the royal family.