German/British Royalty
Titular King Ernest Augustus IV Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich of Hanover
Ernst August was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Ernst August was deprived of the thrones of Hanover upon its annexation by Prussia in 1866 and later the Duchy of Brunswick in 1884. Although he was the senior male-line great-grandson of George III, the Duke of Cumberland was deprived of his British peerages and honours for having sided with Germany in World War I. Ernst August was the last Hanoverian prince to hold a British royal title.
Titular King Ernest Augustus IV Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich of Hanover
Ernst August was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Ernst August was deprived of the thrones of Hanover upon its annexation by Prussia in 1866 and later the Duchy of Brunswick in 1884. Although he was the senior male-line great-grandson of George III, the Duke of Cumberland was deprived of his British peerages and honours for having sided with Germany in World War I. Ernst August was the last Hanoverian prince to hold a British royal title.
German/British Royalty
Titular King Ernest Augustus IV Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich of Hanover
Ernst August was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Ernst August was deprived of the thrones of Hanover upon its annexation by Prussia in 1866 and later the Duchy of Brunswick in 1884. Although he was the senior male-line great-grandson of George III, the Duke of Cumberland was deprived of his British peerages and honours for having sided with Germany in World War I. Ernst August was the last Hanoverian prince to hold a British royal title.
Titular King Ernest Augustus IV Wilhelm Adolf Georg Friedrich of Hanover
Ernst August was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Ernst August was deprived of the thrones of Hanover upon its annexation by Prussia in 1866 and later the Duchy of Brunswick in 1884. Although he was the senior male-line great-grandson of George III, the Duke of Cumberland was deprived of his British peerages and honours for having sided with Germany in World War I. Ernst August was the last Hanoverian prince to hold a British royal title.
Family Members
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Marie Louise von Cumberland
1879–1948
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Georg Wilhelm Christian Albert Edward Alexander Friedric von Hannover
1880–1912
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Alexandra Louise Marie von Hannover
1882–1963
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Olga von Hannover
1884–1958
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Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Peter Waldemar von Hannover
1885–1901
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Ernst August III. von Hannover
1887–1953
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