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5 days ago · Sophia (born Oct. 14, 1630, The Hague—died June 8, 1714, Herrenhausen, Hanover) was the electress of Hanover and heir to the British throne, whose son became George I of Great Britain.
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3 days ago · Seigneur Rosenberg, the Emperor's ambassador, in the Bohemian tongue, to the great liking of all, most eloquently showed that in the Prince Ernest were all those good parts that were required in a good and true prince; by his voisinage he was so fit a person that on him should depend the perfect observation of privilege; and by the pacifying of ...
3 days ago · Here, in 1843, the Princess Augusta of Cambridge was married with great state to Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The King of Hanover came over for the occasion.
2 days ago · The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire before becoming King of Hanover on 12 October 1814.
2 days ago · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
1 day ago · At this time, too, Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, George II’s eldest son and heir apparent, followed Hanoverian family tradition; he quarreled with his father and aligned himself with the Opposition.
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19 hours ago · United Kingdom - 18th-century Britain, 1714–1815: When Georg Ludwig, elector of Hanover, became king of Great Britain on August 1, 1714, the country was in some respects bitterly divided. Fundamentally, however, it was prosperous, cohesive, and already a leading European and imperial power.
