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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Prince George, Duke of Cambridge memberOf House of Hanover
Coronation of Queen Victoria dynasty House of Hanover
Hanover Square namedAfter House of Hanover
Philip Christoph associatedWith House of Hanover
subject surface form: Philip Christoph von Königsmarck
Lord George Murray opposed House of Hanover
Hanover Township, New Jersey namedAfter House of Hanover
Princess Palatine of the Rhine associatedWith House of Hanover
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh royalHouse House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian dynasty
Prince Edward Augustus memberOf House of Hanover
Prince Edward Augustus house House of Hanover
William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure opposedTo House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian monarchy
Georg Ludwig memberOf House of Hanover
Georg Ludwig dynasty House of Hanover
Mary Adelaide memberOfDynasty House of Hanover
Duke of Cambridge associatedWith House of Hanover
Prince of Calenberg lineProduced House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Kings of Hanover
William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington opposed House of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian monarchy
Henry Oxburgh opponent House of Hanover
Forty-Five Rebellion relatedDynasty House of Hanover
The ’45 opposed House of Hanover
Guelf associatedWithHouse House of Hanover
George Louis memberOf House of Hanover
George Louis dynasty House of Hanover
George Louis house House of Hanover
Princess Augusta of Cambridge nobleFamily House of Hanover
Princess Augusta of Cambridge royalHouse House of Hanover
Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg royalHouse House of Hanover
House of Grimaldi hasMaritalAllianceWith House of Hanover
John Campbell memberOf House of Hanover
subject surface form: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
this entity surface form: House of Hanover political faction
Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg nobleFamily House of Hanover
subject surface form: Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse
Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg associatedDynasty House of Hanover
subject surface form: Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse
royal crown of Hanover associatedWith House of Hanover
subject surface form: Royal Crown of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian monarchy
royal crown of Hanover associatedWith House of Hanover
subject surface form: Royal Crown of Hanover
royal crown of Hanover owner House of Hanover
subject surface form: Royal Crown of Hanover
royal crown of Hanover usedBy House of Hanover
subject surface form: Royal Crown of Hanover
this entity surface form: Hanoverian kings
Caroline of Brunswick house House of Hanover
George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus royalHouse House of Hanover
subject surface form: George V of Hanover
George house House of Hanover
subject surface form: George V of Hanover
George dynasty House of Hanover
subject surface form: George V of Hanover