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The kingdom was ruled by the House of Hanover, a cadet branch of the House of Welf, in personal union with Great Britain between 1714 and 1837. Since its monarch resided in London, a viceroy, usually a younger member of the British royal family, handled the administration of the Kingdom of Hanover.
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.
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.
Years of the 19th century in the Kingdom of Hanover (19 C) Pages in category "Kingdom of Hanover" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
Hanover was formed by the union of several dynastic divisions of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, with the sole exception of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.From 1714 to 1837, it was joined in a personal union with the United Kingdom, which terminated upon the accession in Britain of Queen Victoria, as in Hanover, a woman could not rule if there was a male descendant.
This category includes historical battles in which the Electorate of Hanover and the Kingdom of Hanover (1636–1866) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Battles involving Hanover"
The Treaty of Hanover was concluded on 3 July 1710, during the Great Northern War.It allied the Russian Empire with Brunswick-Lüneburg ().Though Hanover was not among the most important states of the Holy Roman Empire, the alliance was important since the Hanoveranian duke, with whom the alliance was concluded, was subsequently to become king of Great Britain as George I.
the Treaty of Hanover (1710), an alliance between the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and the Tsardom of Russia in the Great Northern War; the Treaty of Hanover (1725), which established the Hanoverian Alliance, a coalition between the Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Habsburg Monarchy and later also several other states