Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg human member of the House of Hanover prince

Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Hanover whose lineage helped pave the way for the Hanoverian succession to the British throne.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg canonical 25
Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany 5
Elector of Hanover 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Hanover ⓘ
prince ⓘ
birthDate 1629-11-20 ⓘ
birthPlace Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Harz ⓘ
surface form: Herzberg am Harz
child Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Frederick Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George I of Great Britain ⓘ
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1698-01-23 ⓘ
deathPlace Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Hanover ⓘ
Herrenhausen Palace ⓘ
endTime 1698 ⓘ
familyName Welf ⓘ
father George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
givenName Augustus ⓘ
Ernest ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
memberOfDynasty House of Hanover ⓘ
Welf ⓘ
surface form: House of Welf
mother Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hanover ⓘ
surface form: Hanoverian line of the House of Welf
nobleRank prince-elector ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke ⓘ
Elector ⓘ
notableFor paving the way for the Hanoverian succession to the British throne ⓘ
strengthening the House of Hanover ⓘ
participatedIn Imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück ⓘ
predecessor George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Hanover ⓘ
Herrenhausen Palace ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent creation of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
implementation of primogeniture in Hanoverian territories ⓘ
spouse Sophia of the Palatinate ⓘ
startTime 1679 ⓘ
successor George I of Great Britain ⓘ
titleCreatedFor Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George I of Great Britain → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George II of Great Britain → birthName → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Georg August
Hanoverian royal vault → hasNotablePersonBuried → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Sophia of the Palatinate → spouse → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Sophia of the Palatinate → child → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
George III of the United Kingdom → title → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elector of Hanover
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg → notableRuler → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Frederick Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Frederick Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg → sibling → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Sophia → spouse → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Sophia → child → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
this entity surface form: Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Electress of Hanover → spouse → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Electress of Hanover → child → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
this entity surface form: Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Philip Christoph von Königsmarck → employer → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → sibling → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → followedBy → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt → motherOf → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → notableHolder → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Hanoverian court intrigue → involvesPerson → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Maximilian William of Hanover → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George William → sibling → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
subject surface form: George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg → notableMember → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg → sibling → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Christian Henry of Hanover → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Princess Palatine of the Rhine → spouse → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Princess Palatine of the Rhine → child → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
this entity surface form: Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Georg Ludwig → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Prince of Calenberg → titleHeldBy → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George Louis → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Frederica of Hanover → father → Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick