Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987)
| Ernest Augustus IV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Hanover Hereditary Prince of Brunswick |
|||||
| Head of the House of Hanover | |||||
| Reign | 30 January 1953 – 9 December 1987 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick | ||||
| Successor | Ernst August, Prince of Hanover | ||||
| Born |
18 March 1914 Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany |
||||
| Died | 9 December 1987 (aged 73) Schulenburg, Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany |
||||
| Spouse |
Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach |
||||
| Issue |
Marie, Countess of Hochberg Prince Ernst August Prince Ludwig Rudolph Princess Olga Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen Prince Heinrich |
||||
|
|||||
| House | Hanover | ||||
| Father | Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick | ||||
| Mother | Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia | ||||
| Full name | |
|---|---|
| Ernest Augustus George William Christian Louis Francis Joseph Nicholas Oscar German: Ernst August Georg Wilhelm Christian Ludwig Franz Joseph Nikolaus Oskar |
Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Hanover (German: Ernst August Prinz von Hannover; 18 March 1914 – 9 December 1987) was head of the House of Hanover from 1953 until his death. He was born at Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany, the eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, the youngest child and only daughter of Wilhelm II, Ernest Augustus's third cousin in descent from George III of the United Kingdom. Ernst August's parents were, therefore, third cousins, once removed. From his birth, he was the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick (German: Ernst August, Erbprinz von Braunschweig). He was also, shortly after birth in 1914, awarded the title of Prince of Great Britain and Ireland by King George V of the United Kingdom, and was heir to the title of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh which was suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917.
The christening of Ernst August in the summer of 1914 was the last great gathering of European monarchs before the start of World War I. He had an illustrious list of godparents, including the German Emperor and Empress, his maternal grandparents; the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, his paternal grandparents; George V of the United Kingdom, Franz Joseph of Austria, Nicholas II of Russia, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Prince Oskar of Prussia, Prince Maximilian of Baden and The 1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry Regiment.
...
Wikipedia