Reign[]
Duke of Brunswick |
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November 1, 1913 - November 8, 1918 (5 years) (25-30) |
Preceded by William, Duke of Brunswick |
Duchy abolished on November 8, 1918 |
Life Data[]
Full Name | Ernest Augustus Christian George |
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House | Hanover |
Born | November 17, 1887 |
Birthplace | Vienna, Austria |
Died | January 30, 1953 (65 years) |
Deathplace | Hanover, Germany |
Parents[]
Born | September 21, 1845 |
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Father | George V, King of Hanover (1819-78) (59 years) |
Mother | Marie, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg (1818-1907) (89 years) |
Marriage | 1878-1923 (45 years, died) |
Died | November 21, 1923 (78 years) |
Born | September 29, 1853 |
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Father | Christian IX, King of Denmark (1818-1906) (88 years) |
Mother | Louise, Princess of Hesse-Kassel (1817-98) (81 years) |
Children | 6 |
Died | February 26, 1933 (79 years) |
Siblings[]
1. Marie Louise, Margravine of Baden (1879-1948) (69 years) |
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2. George William, Prince of Hanover (1880-1912) (32 years) |
3. Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882-1963) (81 years) |
4. Olga, Princess of Hanover (1884-1958) (74 years) |
5. Christian, Prince of Hanover (1885-1901) (16 years) |
Marriages[]
Born | September 13, 1892 |
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Father | Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany (1859-1941) (82 years) |
Mother | Augusta Victoria, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921) (63 years) |
Marriage | May 24, 1913 - January 30, 1953 (39 years, died) |
Died | December 11, 1980 (88 years) |
Child 1: Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick[]
Born | March 18, 1914 | Died |
December 9, 1987 (73 years) |
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First Wife | Ortrud, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925-80) (55 years) |
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First Marriage | August 31, 1951 - February 6, 1980 (28 years, widowed) |
Second Wife | Monika, Countess of Solms-Laubach (1929-2015) (86 years) |
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Second Marriage | 1981 - December 9, 1987 (5-6 years, died) |
1. Marie, Princess of Hanover (1952-) (67 years) |
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2. Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (1954-) (65 years) |
3. Ludwig Rudolph, Prince of Hanover (1955-88) (33 years) |
4. Olga, Princess of Hanover (1958-) (61 years) |
5. Alexandra, Princess of Hanover (1959-) (60 years) |
6. Heinrich, Prince of Hanover (1961-) (58 years) |
Child 2: George William, Prince of Hanover[]
Born | March 25, 1915 | Died |
January 8, 2006 (90 years) |
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Wife | Sophie, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1914-2001) (87 years) |
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Marriage | April 23, 1946 - November 24, 2001 (55 years, widowed) |
1. Welf Ernst, Prince of Hanover (1947-81) (34 years) |
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2. Georg, Prince of Hanover (1949-) (70 years) |
3. Friederike, Princess of Hanover (1954-) (65 years) |
Child 3: Frederica, Princess of Hanover[]
Born | April 18, 1917 | Died |
February 6, 1981 (63 years) |
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Husband | Paul, King of Greece (1901-64) (63 years) |
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Marriage | January 9, 1938 - March 6, 1964 (26 years, widowed) |
1. Sofía, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1938-) (81 years) |
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2. Constantine II, King of Greece (1940-) (79 years) |
3. Irene, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1942-) (77 years) |
Child 4: Christian Oscar, Prince of Hanover[]
Born | September 1, 1919 | Died |
December 10, 1981 (62 years) |
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Wife | Mireille Dutry (1946-) (73 years) |
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Marriage | November 23, 1963 - 1976 (12-13 years, divorced) |
1. Caroline-Luise, Princess of Hanover (1965-) (54 years) |
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2. Mireille, Princess of Hanover (1971-) (48 years) |
Child 5: Welf Henry, Prince of Hanover[]
Born | March 11, 1923 | Died |
July 12, 1997 (74 years) |
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Wife | Alexandra, Princess of Ysenburg and Büdingen (1937-2015) (78 years) |
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Marriage | September 20, 1960 - July 12, 1997 (36 years, died) |