Calenberg line

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The Calenberg line was a prominent branch of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg that ruled the Principality of Calenberg and later formed the core of the Electorate and Kingdom of Hanover.

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Label Occurrences
Calenberg line canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
dynastic line
alsoKnownAs Calenberg branch of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity Hanover NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Lower Saxony NERFINISHED
capital Hanover NERFINISHED
coatOfArms arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
dynasticHouse House of Hanover NERFINISHED
elevatedToElectorate 1692
elevatedToKingdom 1814
endedBy annexation of Hanover by Prussia
endTime 1866
ethnicGroup Germans
formedCoreOf Electorate of Hanover NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Hanover NERFINISHED
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
hasTitle Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
King of Hanover NERFINISHED
historicalEra 19th century Europe
Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
languageUsed German
namedAfter Calenberg NERFINISHED
nobleFamilyType Welf dynasty NERFINISHED
notableMember Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover NERFINISHED
George I of Great Britain NERFINISHED
George II of Great Britain NERFINISHED
George III of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
George IV of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
William IV of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
parentHouse House of Welf NERFINISHED
partOf House of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
politicalStatus imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire
predecessor Middle House of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
ruled Principality of Calenberg NERFINISHED
startTime 1635
successor House of Hanover NERFINISHED
territory Calenberg NERFINISHED
Hanover NERFINISHED
usedSuccessionLaw male-preference primogeniture

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House of Brunswick-Lüneburg hasBranch Calenberg line