Electorate of Hanover
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The Electorate of Hanover was a significant north German state within the Holy Roman Empire whose rulers also became kings of Great Britain, creating a dynastic union in the 18th century.
Observed surface forms (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electorate
ⓘ
state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature |
Saxon steed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
two lions of Brunswick ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Thaler ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | Congress of Vienna reorganization ⓘ |
| electorRankGrantedBy | Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorTitle | Prince-Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1814 ⓘ |
| firstBritishMonarchFromHanover | George I of Great Britain GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kingdom of Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hadVoteIn | College of Electors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lower Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastElector | George III of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Holy Roman Empire imperial law ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Hanoverian succession in Great Britain ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleHouse | House of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Seven Years' War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Lower Saxon Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalUnionEnd | 1837 ⓘ |
| personalUnionStart | 1714 ⓘ |
| personalUnionWith |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsElectorate | 1708 ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| ruler |
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 ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
House of Hanover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Welf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1692 ⓘ |
| status | imperial estate ⓘ |
| successorState | Kingdom of Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnion | personal union ⓘ |
| unionWith |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
subject surface form:
Sophia of the Palatinate
this entity surface form:
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
subject surface form:
Sophia of the Palatinate
this entity surface form:
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
subject surface form:
Georg Baring
this entity surface form:
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
this entity surface form:
government of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
subject surface form:
Allied forces (Seven Years' War)
this entity surface form:
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
this entity surface form:
Kurfürstentum Hannover
this entity surface form:
Electors of Hanover
this entity surface form:
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
this entity surface form:
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
this entity surface form:
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover)