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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.
Ernest Augustus Crown Prince of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale 1845–1923: Thyra of Denmark 1853–1933: Frederica of Hanover 1848–1926: Baron Alphons von Pawel-Rammingen 1843–1932: Marie of Hanover 1849–1904: Mary of Teck 1867–1953: House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ↓ House of Windsor
Dame of the Royal Order of Saint George (Hanoverian Royal Family) [44] Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia (Kingdom of Greece) [44] Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa, 24 May 1913 [44] [46] Order of the Medjidie, Special Class for Ladies (Ottoman Empire) [44] Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of Charity (Ottoman Empire) [47]
In 1952, the Garden Library – which now houses the garden's management – was rebuilt, and in 1957, further members of the Royal Family of Hanover, including King George I of Great Britain and his parents, were interred in the garden's mausoleum, after destruction of the Leine Palace and its chapel during World War II.
Daughter of Charlotte, Princess Royal: 27 April 1798: Stillborn Frederica von Hanover: January 27 1817: Stillborn Princess Charlotte of Clarence: 21 March 1819: 21 March 1819: Prince George, Duke of Cambridge: 26 March 1819: 17 March 1904: married 1847, Sarah Fairbrother; had issue (in contravention of Royal Marriages Act 1772. All issue ...
George donated the royal library to the British Museum in 1757, four years after the museum's foundation. [124] He had no interest in reading, [ 125 ] or in the arts and sciences, and preferred to spend his leisure hours stag-hunting on horseback or playing cards. [ 126 ]
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 ...
Children of Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover Portrait Name Birth Death Family; Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland: October 11, 1879 [100] January 31, 1948 [11] Married 1900, Prince Maximilian of Baden [101] (1867 [11] –1929 [101]) and had 2 children: [11] Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden (1902–1944) [11]