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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.
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 ...
This is the family tree of the British royal family, from James I ... House of Hanover: Charles Duke of Cornwall 1629: King Charles II 1630–1685 r. 1649–1651 r.
The British royal family “is inextricably entwined with Germany,” according to Barron’s. King George I, crowned in 1714, was the first German king of Great Britain and belonged to the House ...
Prince of Hanover: Isabella von Thurn und Valsássina-Como-Vercelli (1962–1988) Olga Sophie Charlotte Anna (b. 1958) Princess of Hanover: Alexandra (b. 1959) Princess of Hanover: Andreas 8th Prince of Leiningen: Heinrich (b. 1961) Prince of Hanover: Thyra von Westernhagen: Ekaterina Igorievna Malysheva (b. 1986) Ernst August (b. 1983) Prince ...
Schloss Cumberland in Gmunden, Austria, built in 1882 as exile seat for Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale. The outbreak of World War I created a breach between the British royal family and its Hanoverian cousins.
Next on the royal family tree is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the first-born son of Prince Charles and his late wife, Diana, Princess of Wales. By virtue of his being male, from the moment ...
The royal family tree is ever-expanding, with the different heirs branching off and forming their own lines of succession. A look at the royal family tree Here’s where the British family members ...