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Hanover raised to kingdom status: 17 November 1818 George III: Caroline of Brunswick [6] [7] Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 17 May 1768 8 April 1795 29 January 1820 husband's accession 7 August 1821 George IV: Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen [6] [7] George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen) 13 August 1792 13 July 1818 26 June 1830
The last reigning members of the House of Hanover lost the Duchy of Brunswick in 1918 when Germany became a republic and abolished royalty and nobility. The formal name of the house was the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Hanover line. [1] The senior line of Brunswick-Lüneburg, which ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, became extinct in 1884.
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.
Pages in category "Kings of Hanover" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Hanoverian kings and their homeland: a study of the Personal Union, 1714–1837. Marlow, Joyce (1973). The life and times of George I. Introduction by Antonia Fraser. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-2977-6592-9. Michael, Wolfgang (1936–1939). England under George I (2 volumes). Translated/adapted by Lewis Namier.
Prince of the United Kingdom from birth until 20 November 1917 (†). Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale from 12 March 1878 until 28 March 1919 (‡). Head of the House of Hanover from 12 June 1878 until his death. Crown Prince of Hanover from birth until the 20 September 1866 annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover. Prince George William
Kings of Hanover Image Name Date Notes George III: 1814–1820 George III was mentally unfit during these years, and power was exercised by a regency. George IV: 1820–1830 Son of preceding. Regent 1811–1820. William IV: 1830–1837 Brother of preceding. Last monarch to rule both Hanover and the United Kingdom. Ernest Augustus: 1837–1851
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 personal union with the United Kingdom ended in 1837 upon the accession of Queen Victoria because semi-Salic law prevented females from inheriting the Hanoverian throne while a dynastic ...