"Hanoverians" redirects here. For the college whose alumni are known as such, see Hanover College. For other uses, see Hanover House.
House of Hanover
Arms of the House of Hanover
Royal Standard of Hanover
Parent house
Bonifaci → Obertenghi → Este → Welf
Country
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Kingdom of Hanover
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Anglo-Corsican Kingdom
Etymology
Hanover
Founded
1634; 390 years ago (1634)
Founder
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Current head
Ernst August, Prince of Hanover
Titles
List
King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Empress of India
King of Great Britain
King of Ireland
King of France (claimed)
King of Hanover
Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Brunswick
Duchess of Modena
Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Holy Roman Empress
Princess of Orange
Lord of Mann
Deposition
Hanover: 1866 – George V of Hanover lost the territory to Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War
Brunswick: 1918 – Ernest Augustus of Brunswick forced to abdicate after German defeat in World War I
The House of Hanover (German: Haus Hannover) 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. Originating as a cadet branch of the House of Welf in 1635, also known then as the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the Hanoverians ascended to prominence with Hanover's elevation to an Electorate in 1692. In 1714 George I, prince-elector of Hanover and a descendant of King James VI and I, assumed the throne of Great Britain and Ireland, marking the beginning of Hanoverian rule over the British Empire. At the end of his line, Queen Victoria's death in 1901, the throne of the United Kingdom passed to her eldest son Edward VII, a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, through his father Albert, Prince Consort. The last reigning members of the House of Hanover lost the Duchy of Brunswick in 1918 when Germany became a republic.
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 House of Hanover is now the only surviving branch of the House of Welf, which is the senior branch of the House of Este. The current head of the House of Hanover is Ernst August, Prince of Hanover.
^"Royal Arms of Britain". Heraldica. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016. The House of Brunswick Luneburg being one of the most illustrious and most ancient in Europe, the Hanoverian branch having filled for more than a century one of the most distinguished thrones, its possessions being among the most considerable in Germany;
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