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Prince George William
Born(1915-03-25)25 March 1915
Brunswick, Brunswick, German Empire
Died8 January 2006(2006-01-08) (aged 90)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Burial11 January 2006
Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
(m. 1946; died 2001)
IssuePrince Welf Ernest
Prince George
Princess Frederica, Mrs. Cyr
Names
Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel
HouseHanover
FatherErnest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
MotherPrincess Victoria Louise of Prussia

Prince George William of Hanover (Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel Prinz von Hannover; 25 March 1915 – 8 January 2006) was the second-eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and his wife Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, the only daughter of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein.

His wife was a sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His children are thus first cousins of King Charles III.

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