House
House of Hanover
European royal dynasty of German origin
- Dated from 17th century CE
A family
on the record,
reign by reign.
Documented kin
Members · 23
The house, member by member
One family drawn as a tree, then every member, oldest first where a date is recorded.
What this means
People whose own records place them in this house. Membership of a house is a family fact. It is not a religious affiliation and not a right to any office. “Child of” appears where a member’s recorded parent is also in the house — a documented human family, the same kind of claim as membership, and nothing more. Imported from Wikidata: nothing here has been read by an editor.
14 children in the house
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George IV of the United Kingdom 1762 CE – 1830 CE -
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 1763 CE – 1827 CE -
William IV 1765 CE – 1837 CE -
Charlotte, Princess Royal 1766 CE – 1828 CE -
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn 1767 CE – 1820 CE 1 child in the house
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Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom 1768 CE – 1840 CE -
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover 1771 CE – 1851 CE 1 child in the house
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Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex 1773 CE – 1843 CE -
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge 1774 CE – 1850 CE 1 child in the house
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Princess Mary of the United Kingdom 1776 CE – 1857 CE -
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom 1777 CE – 1848 CE -
Prince Octavius of Great Britain 1779 CE – 1783 CE -
Prince Alfred of Great Britain 1780 CE – 1782 CE -
Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom 1783 CE – 1810 CE
Every member
People whose own records place them in this house.
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Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg20 November 1629 CE (Old Style) – 23 January 1698 CE (Old Style) · German prince (1629-1698)
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George I of Great Britain7 June 1660 CE – 22 June 1727 CE · Child of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg -
Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany17 September 1674 CE – 14 August 1728 CE · Child of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg -
George III of Great Britain24 May 1738 CE (Old Style) – 29 January 1820 CE · King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820) -
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany25 March 1739 CE – 17 September 1767 CE · British prince -
George IV of the United Kingdom12 August 1762 CE – 26 June 1830 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany16 August 1763 CE – 5 January 1827 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
William IV21 August 1765 CE – 20 June 1837 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Charlotte, Princess Royal29 September 1766 CE – 5 October 1828 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn2 November 1767 CE – 23 January 1820 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom8 November 1768 CE – 22 September 1840 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover5 June 1771 CE – 18 November 1851 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain
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Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex27 January 1773 CE – 21 April 1843 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge24 February 1774 CE – 8 July 1850 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Princess Mary of the United Kingdom25 April 1776 CE – 30 April 1857 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh15 January 1776 CE – 30 November 1834 CE · British prince, nephew and son-in-law of George III; (1776-1834) -
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom3 November 1777 CE – 27 May 1848 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Prince Octavius of Great Britain23 February 1779 CE – 3 May 1783 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain
Show 5 more
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Prince Alfred of Great Britain22 September 1780 CE – 20 August 1782 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom7 August 1783 CE – 2 November 1810 CE · Child of George III of Great Britain -
Victoria24 May 1819 CE – 22 January 1901 CE · Child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn -
Georg V of Hanover27 May 1819 CE – 12 June 1878 CE · Child of Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
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Prince George, Duke of Cambridge26 March 1819 CE – 17 March 1904 CE · Child of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Succession
Offices held in the house
The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.
Member of the House of Lords
- 8 holders
- 7 undated
What this means
Who held an office after whom. Not parentage, not discipleship, and not universally recognised — offices are contested.
Does not imply recognition by every tradition · an uncontested claim · parentage · discipleship · an explanation of why the succession happened
Holding an office after someone says nothing about being related to them or taught by them. Where a line is also a family, both are on the holders’ own pages as separate sections.
A gap is a vacancy, an interregnum or a hole in the record; an overlap is rival claims or an office held by more than one at once. The records do not say which, so neither is resolved here. A gap shorter than two years sits inside the precision of year-dated records and is not marked. Only this house’s members are shown, so a gap between two of them may be a holder from outside it.
Why a succession happened is a historical argument. Where sources make one, it belongs in a reviewed connection with its citations — not in this order, and not in a predecessor field.
Recognition is never universal. Where a card names no recognising body, none is recorded — which is not the same as none.
Imported from Wikidata unless a card says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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from 24 April 1799 CE Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851
No dates recorded 7
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Dates unrecorded Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany British prince (1763-1827) -
Dates unrecorded George IV of the United Kingdom King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830 -
Dates unrecorded William IV King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837 -
Dates unrecorded Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex British prince (1773–1843) -
Dates unrecorded Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge British and Hanoverian Royal (1774-1850), Duke of Cambridge from 1786 -
Dates unrecorded Prince George, Duke of Cambridge British prince and military commander (1819–1904) -
Dates unrecorded Georg V of Hanover King of Hanover (1819–1878)
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- 6 holders
- 5 undated
What this means
Who held an office after whom. Not parentage, not discipleship, and not universally recognised — offices are contested.
Does not imply recognition by every tradition · an uncontested claim · parentage · discipleship · an explanation of why the succession happened
Holding an office after someone says nothing about being related to them or taught by them. Where a line is also a family, both are on the holders’ own pages as separate sections.
A gap is a vacancy, an interregnum or a hole in the record; an overlap is rival claims or an office held by more than one at once. The records do not say which, so neither is resolved here. A gap shorter than two years sits inside the precision of year-dated records and is not marked. Only this house’s members are shown, so a gap between two of them may be a holder from outside it.
Why a succession happened is a historical argument. Where sources make one, it belongs in a reviewed connection with its citations — not in this order, and not in a predecessor field.
Recognition is never universal. Where a card names no recognising body, none is recorded — which is not the same as none.
Imported from Wikidata unless a card says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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5 September 1799 CE – 23 January 1820 CE Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn British prince (1767-1820); fourth son of George III
No dates recorded 5
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Dates unrecorded Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851
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Dates unrecorded Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge British and Hanoverian Royal (1774-1850), Duke of Cambridge from 1786 -
Dates unrecorded Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany British prince -
Dates unrecorded Prince George, Duke of Cambridge British prince and military commander (1819–1904) -
Dates unrecorded Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh British prince, nephew and son-in-law of George III; (1776-1834)
King of Hanover
- 4 holders
What this means
Who held an office after whom. Not parentage, not discipleship, and not universally recognised — offices are contested.
Does not imply recognition by every tradition · an uncontested claim · parentage · discipleship · an explanation of why the succession happened
Holding an office after someone says nothing about being related to them or taught by them. Where a line is also a family, both are on the holders’ own pages as separate sections.
A gap is a vacancy, an interregnum or a hole in the record; an overlap is rival claims or an office held by more than one at once. The records do not say which, so neither is resolved here. A gap shorter than two years sits inside the precision of year-dated records and is not marked. Only this house’s members are shown, so a gap between two of them may be a holder from outside it.
Why a succession happened is a historical argument. Where sources make one, it belongs in a reviewed connection with its citations — not in this order, and not in a predecessor field.
Recognition is never universal. Where a card names no recognising body, none is recorded — which is not the same as none.
Imported from Wikidata unless a card says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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12 October 1814 CE – 29 January 1820 CE George III of Great Britain King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820) -
29 January 1820 CE – 26 June 1830 CE George IV of the United Kingdom King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830 -
26 June 1830 CE – 20 June 1837 CE William IV King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837 -
from 20 June 1837 CE Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851
Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- 4 holders
What this means
Who held an office after whom. Not parentage, not discipleship, and not universally recognised — offices are contested.
Does not imply recognition by every tradition · an uncontested claim · parentage · discipleship · an explanation of why the succession happened
Holding an office after someone says nothing about being related to them or taught by them. Where a line is also a family, both are on the holders’ own pages as separate sections.
A gap is a vacancy, an interregnum or a hole in the record; an overlap is rival claims or an office held by more than one at once. The records do not say which, so neither is resolved here. A gap shorter than two years sits inside the precision of year-dated records and is not marked. Only this house’s members are shown, so a gap between two of them may be a holder from outside it.
Why a succession happened is a historical argument. Where sources make one, it belongs in a reviewed connection with its citations — not in this order, and not in a predecessor field.
Recognition is never universal. Where a card names no recognising body, none is recorded — which is not the same as none.
Imported from Wikidata unless a card says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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1 January 1801 CE – 29 January 1820 CE George III of Great Britain King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820) -
29 January 1820 CE – 26 June 1830 CE George IV of the United Kingdom King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830 -
26 June 1830 CE – 20 June 1837 CE William IV King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837 -
20 June 1837 CE – 22 January 1901 CE Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901) Has references
Chronology is not a full explanation
Why one member followed another takes evidence beyond the order of their dates. That both belonged to the house is not, on its own, that evidence.
Religious context · a separate claim
Affiliation
Counted from the members’ own statements — never the religion of anyone the house ruled.
What this means
Assembled from the members’ own statements, and counted. What a person was affiliated with, what a ruler paid for, what a state did and what a population practised are four separate kinds of claim. Only the first two are in the data at all, and they are kept apart here.
Affiliations recorded on members
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Anglicanism 6 members -
Lutheranism 5 members
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Church of England 2 members -
Catholic Church 1 member -
Protestantism 1 member
An affiliation recorded by a third party, often for one period of a life. It is not the religion of anyone this house ruled.
Connections
How House of Hanover connects
Grouped by the kind of relationship, because a successor is not a son and a shared symbol is not an influence.
Affiliation 2
What this means
Association with a tradition or school. Traditions branch, overlap and re-merge; this is not a clean single-origin tree.
Does not imply a fixed roster · that every account of the tradition knows this figure
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
Transmission 1
What this means
Teaching passed from one person to another. Not biological ancestry and not automatic institutional succession.
Does not imply that the tradition began fully formed · that later adherents accept the attribution
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
Sources
Sources and evidence
Where every statement on this page comes from, and how each one stands.
3 statements on this record
- 3 Imported Taken from Wikidata as it stands. Nobody here has read it. 3 of them cite only Wikipedia: one source, counted once.
Only this record’s own statements. What other records say about it is counted on theirs.
Three layers, three licences
- Text
- Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted, not merged
- Pictures
- Wikimedia Commons · each file’s own terms
Review
Not yet read by an editor here. Every relationship on this page is an import.
Disagreements are kept, not resolved, and a count of sources is not a confidence score.
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