For George William (1880–1912), hereditary Prince of Hanover, see Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover.
Prince George William
Born
(1915-03-25)25 March 1915 Brunswick, Brunswick, German Empire
Died
8 January 2006(2006-01-08) (aged 90) Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Burial
11 January 2006
Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
(m. 1946; died 2001)
Issue
Prince Welf Ernest Prince George Princess Frederica, Mrs. Cyr
Names
Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel
House
Hanover
Father
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
Mother
Princess 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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