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house of Hanover
house of Hanover ruling dynasty of Hanover (see Hanover , province), which was descended from the Guelphs and which in 1714 acceded to the British throne in the person of George I . George was the grandson of James I's daughter Elizabeth, queen of Bohemia, and the son of Sophia , electress of Hanover, and his succession to the throne was based on the Act of Settlement (1701). His successors were George II, George III, George IV, and William IV. The Salic law barred women from the succession in Hanover, and when William IV's niece, Victoria , succeeded (1837) to the British throne, the crowns of Hanover and Great Britain were separated. Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, so her descendants belonged to the house of Wettin . Ernest Augustus , son of George III, became (1837) king of Hanover and was succeeded by George V , who lost the crown in 1866.
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"house of Hanover." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "house of Hanover." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-HanoverH.html "house of Hanover." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-HanoverH.html |
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Hanover, House of
Hanover, House of The family of sovereigns of Great Britain and Ireland from George I to Victoria (1714–1901). The dynasty was named after the city of Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony in Germany. In 1658 Sophia, daughter of Elizabeth of Bohemia and granddaughter of James I of England married Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who subsequently became an Elector of Germany (1692), taking Hanover as his title and capital city. Their son became GEORGE I, the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain in 1714. Hanover's territories included the important towns of Göttingen and Hildersheim and their defence was an important factor in British foreign policy in the 18th century.
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"Hanover, House of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hanover, House of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-HanoverHouseof.html "Hanover, House of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-HanoverHouseof.html |
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Hanover, House of
Hanover, House of German royal family and rulers of Britain from 1714 to 1901. The Electors of Hanover succeeded to the English throne in 1714, under the terms of the Act of Settlement (1701) and the Act of Union (1707). George I, the first Elector also to be King of England, was succeeded in both England and Hanover by George II, George III, George IV, and William IV. Salic law forbade Queen Victoria's accession in Hanover; her uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, inherited the Hanoverian title and the crowns of Britain and Germany separated.
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"Hanover, House of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hanover, House of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-HanoverHouseof.html "Hanover, House of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-HanoverHouseof.html |
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