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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
They served as dual monarchs of Britain and Hanover, maintaining control of the Hanoverian Army and foreign policy. From 1814, when Hanover became a kingdom following the Napoleonic Wars, the British monarch was also King of Hanover. Upon the death of William IV in 1837, the personal union of the thrones of the United Kingdom and Hanover ended.
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. ...
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 ...
Brother of preceding. Last monarch to rule both Hanover and the United Kingdom. Ernest Augustus: 1837–1851 Brother of preceding. The accession of Queen Victoria separated the crowns of the United Kingdom and Hanover, and the latter passed to her uncle. George V: 1851–1866 Son of preceding. Lost his territories to Prussia in the Austro ...
During this time, Britain and Hanover's political and economic interests often diverged and despite sharing a monarch, the two regions operated increasingly independently. The death of William IV on 20 June 1837, without legitimate heirs, ended the Personal Union as the British crown passed to Queen Victoria while Hanover's crown went to Ernest ...
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.