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After the death of William IV in 1837, the following kings of Hanover continued the dynasty: Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (r. 1837–1851) George V (r. 1851–1866, deposed) The Kingdom of Hanover ended in 1866, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, and
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.
Unlike in Britain, semi-Salic law operated in Hanover, prohibiting the accession to the throne by a female if any male of the dynasty had survived. Ernest Augustus, now the eldest surviving son of George III, succeeded to the throne as King of Hanover. Adolph Frederick, the younger brother and long-time Viceroy, returned to Britain.
During George's lifetime Hanover acquired Lauenburg and Bremen-Verden. Shortly after George's accession in Hanover, the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) broke out. At issue was the right of Philip, the grandson of King Louis XIV of France, to succeed to the Spanish throne under the terms of King Charles II of Spain's will.
Ernest Augustus (German: Ernst August; 5 June 1771 – 18 November 1851) was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851. As the fifth son of George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, he initially seemed unlikely to become a monarch, but none of his elder brothers had a legitimate son.
House of Hanover: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: William I, German Emperor King of Prussia 1797–1888: Christian IX King of Denmark 1818–1906: Queen Victoria 1819–1901 r. 1837–1901: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1819–1861: Alexander II Emperor of Russia 1855–1881: Frederick III, German Emperor King of Prussia 1831–1888: Victoria ...
George V (Georg Friedrich Alexander Karl Ernst August; 27 May 1819 – 12 June 1878) was the last king of Hanover, reigning from 18 November 1851 to 20 September 1866.The only child of King Ernest Augustus and Queen Frederica, he succeeded his father in 1851.
The personal union between Great Britain and Hanover existed from 1714 to 1837. During this time, the Elector of Braunschweig-Lüneburg or King of Hanover was also King of Great Britain . With the Act of Settlement in 1701, the English Parliament created the basis for the Protestant succession of the House of Hanover to the throne in the ...