House of Hanover

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The House of Hanover was a German royal dynasty that ruled Great Britain and later the United Kingdom from the early 18th to the early 19th century, overseeing major developments such as the expansion of the British Empire and the Industrial Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty
royal house
coatOfArms Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover
Royal Arms of the United Kingdom used 1714–1801
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom used 1801–1837
continent Europe
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Holy Roman Empire
dynasticConnection House of Welf
endTimeOfRuleInHanover 1866
endTimeOfRuleInUnitedKingdom 1901
ethnicGroup Germans
followedBy House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Windsor
hasDemonym Hanoverian
hasMainTerritory Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Hanover

Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Kingdom of Hanover
hasMonarch Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
surface form: Ernest Augustus I of Hanover

George I of Great Britain
George I of Great Britain
surface form: George I of Hanover

George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
George IV of the United Kingdom
George V of Hanover
Queen Victoria
surface form: Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom

William IV
surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
inception 1692
languageUsed English
German
legalBasisForBritishSuccession Act of Settlement 1701
namedAfter Hanover
surface form: City of Hanover
notableEventDuringRule Acts of Union 1707
American Revolutionary War
surface form: American War of Independence

Congress of Vienna
Industrial Revolution in Britain
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War
Victorian era
expansion of the British Empire
notableMember Electress of Hanover
surface form: Sophia of Hanover
partOf German princely houses
reasonForEndOfBritishLine succession of Edward VII from House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
reasonForEndOfHanoverianRuleInHanover annexation of Hanover by Prussia in 1866
religion Protestantism
ruled Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Great Britain
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Kingdom of Hanover

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
startTimeOfRuleInGreatBritain 1714
startTimeOfRuleInHanover 1692

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Hanoverian Army associatedDynasty House of Hanover
Butcher Cumberland associatedWithDynasty House of Hanover
Victoria R. associatedWithDynasty House of Hanover
King of England holdsTitleIn House of Hanover
Victoria, Princess Royal house House of Hanover
Duchy of York associatedWithDynasty House of Hanover
Amelia memberOf House of Hanover
subject surface form: Princess Amelia of Great Britain
Amelia royalHouse House of Hanover
subject surface form: Princess Amelia of Great Britain
British Whig political thought historicalContext House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian succession
Caroline dynasty House of Hanover
subject surface form: Caroline of Great Britain
Princess of Great Britain linkedToDynasty House of Hanover
Frederick, Prince of Wales nobleFamily House of Hanover
Frederick, Prince of Wales house House of Hanover
Her Majesty Queen Frederika of Greece memberOf House of Hanover
subject surface form: Queen Frederika of Greece
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert house House of Hanover
subject surface form: Queen Victoria
James Carnegie of Balnamoon opposedTo House of Hanover
Queen in Prussia house House of Hanover
subject surface form: Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Hanoverian court intrigue isRelatedTo House of Hanover
Prince George William of Great Britain dynasty House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian dynasty
Schloss Ahlden hasCulturalSignificance House of Hanover
this entity surface form: associated with House of Hanover
Princess of Hanover associatedWith House of Hanover
Princess of Hanover associatedWith House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian dynasty
Princess of Hanover usedBy House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian royal family
Princess of Hanover dynasticHouse House of Hanover
Princess of Hanover linkedTo House of Hanover
this entity surface form: monarchy of Hanover
Princess of Hanover governingDynasty House of Hanover
Elizabeth of Bohemia ancestorOf House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian dynasty
d’Esmier d’Olbreuse associatedDynasty House of Hanover
subject surface form: Sophia Dorothea of Celle
d’Esmier d’Olbreuse dynasty House of Hanover
subject surface form: George I of Great Britain
d’Esmier d’Olbreuse ancestorFamilyOf House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian dynasty
Amelia of Great Britain memberOfDynasty House of Hanover
Amelia of Great Britain house House of Hanover
Caroline, Princess of Hanover royalHouse House of Hanover
Dowager Princess of Wales dynasty House of Hanover
Maximilian William of Hanover nobleFamily House of Hanover
Maximilian William of Hanover house House of Hanover
Duchess of Teck associatedDynasty House of Hanover