Line of succession to the Hanoverian Throne
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The Kingdom of Hanover
was abolished in 1866 and the Duchy of Brunswick
in 1918. The Hanoverian royal family was also deprived of the Dukedom of Cumberland
in 1919. The current senior male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom
and head of the House of Hanover
is Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover
, titular King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick, and Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale. The Succession Law is Salic, only allowing males to succeed to the throne.
Kingdom of Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg , and joined with 38 other sovereign states in the German...
was abolished in 1866 and the Duchy of Brunswick
Duchy of Brunswick
Brunswick was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established as an independent duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815...
in 1918. The Hanoverian royal family was also deprived of the Dukedom of Cumberland
Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Cumberland is a peerage title that was conferred upon junior members of the British Royal Family, named after the county of Cumberland.-History:...
in 1919. The current senior male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
and head of the House of Hanover
House of Hanover
The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
is Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover
Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover
Ernst August, Prince of Hanover , is the third husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco...
, titular King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick, and Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale. The Succession Law is Salic, only allowing males to succeed to the throne.
- Prince Ernst August of HanoverPrince Ernst August of HanoverPrince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the elder son and heir apparent of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover and his former wife Chantal Hochuli.-Life:Ernst August was...
(born 1983) - Prince Christian of Hanover (born 1985)
- Prince Otto Heinrich of HanoverPrince Otto Heinrich of HanoverPrince Otto Heinrich of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg) was the only child of music producer Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover and his wife,...
(born 1988) - Prince Heinrich Julius of HanoverPrince Heinrich Julius of HanoverPrince Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter of Hanover , Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is a historian and publisher in Göttingen with publishing firm MatrixMedia.-Parents:Heinrich Julius is the youngest child of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of...
(born 1961) - Prince Albert of Hanover (born 1999)
- Prince Julius of Hanover (born 2006)
- Prince Georg of HanoverPrince Georg of HanoverPrince Georg of Hanover , Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg . Georg is the second eldest son of Prince George William of Hanover and his wife Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, an elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
(born 1949)