George V of Hanover
| George V | |||||
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| King of Hanover | |||||
| Reign | 18 November 1851 – 20 September 1866 |
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| Predecessor | Ernest Augustus | ||||
| Born | 27 May 1819 Berlin, Prussia |
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| Died | 12 June 1878 (aged 59) Paris, France |
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| Burial | St George's Chapel, Windsor | ||||
| Consort | Marie of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
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Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover Princess Frederica of Hanover Princess Marie of Hanover |
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| House | Hanover | ||||
| Father | Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover | ||||
| Mother | Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
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| George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus German: Georg Friedrich Alexander Karl Ernst August |
George V (George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus; German: Georg Friedrich Alexander Karl Ernst August; 27 May 1819 – 12 June 1878) was the last king of Hanover, the only child and successor of King Ernest Augustus. George V's reign was ended by the Unification of Germany.
Prince George of Cumberland was born in Berlin, the only son of Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, himself fifth son of George III, and his wife Princess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz on 27 May 1819.
He was baptized on 8 July 1819, at a hotel in Berlin where his parents were staying, by the Rev. Henry Thomas Austen (brother of author Jane Austen). His godparents were the Prince Regent (represented by the Duke of Cumberland), the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, the Crown Prince of Prussia, Prince William of Prussia, Prince Frederick Louis of Prussia, Prince Henry of Prussia, the Prince William of Prussia, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duke Charles of Mecklenburg, the Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, the Queen of the Netherlands, the Princess Augusta Sophia, the Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Homburg, the Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Princess Sophia, Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, the Electoral Princess of Hesse-Kassel, the Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau, Princess William of Prussia, Princess Ferdinand of Prussia, Princess Louisa of Prussia and Princess Radziwill.
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