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Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (German: Ernst August; 21 September 1845 – 14 November 1923), was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg.
Ernst August was born in Hanover, the eldest son of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987), the former Hereditary Prince of Brunswick and his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–1980).
King William had no legitimate children (two daughters having died in infancy) and Ernest was now heir presumptive in Hanover, since the British heir presumptive, Princess Victoria, as a female could not inherit there. William realised that, so long as the Duke maintained a power base at Windsor, he could wield unwanted influence.
Group photograph of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover and 3rd Duke of Cumberland (1845-1923), Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland (1853-1933), and their children: Princesses Marie Louise (1879-1948), Alexandra (1882–1963) and Olga (1884-1958) (standing with her father), Princes Christian (1885-1901) (sitting on his mother's lap) and George ...
Jun 1, 2024 · Ernest Augustus (born June 5, 1771, Kew, Surrey, Eng.—died Nov. 18, 1851, Herrenhausen, Hanover [Germany]) was the king of Hanover, from 1837 to 1851, the fifth son of George III of England.
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Ernest Augustus (born Nov. 20, 1629, Herzberg am Harz Castle, Hanover [Germany]—died Jan. 23, 1698, Herrenhausen Castle) was a duke (from 1679) and elector (from 1692) of Hanover, father of George Louis, who became George I, king of Great Britain.
Dec 21, 2023 · The couple had six children, including Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick, Princess Marie Louise, the Margravine of Baden, and Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, residing in exile at Schloss Cumberland in Gmunden.
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