Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987)
| Ernest Augustus IV | |
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| Prince of Hanover Hereditary Prince of Brunswick |
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| Reign | 30 January 1953 – 9 December 1987 |
| Predecessor | Ernest Augustus III |
| Successor | Ernest Augustus V |
| Spouse | Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (m.1951–d.1980) Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach (m.1981) |
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| Marie, Countess of Hochberg Ernest Augustus V Prince Louis Rudolph Princess Olga Alexandra, Princess of Leiningen Prince Henry Julius |
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| Ernest Augustus George William Christian Louis Francis Joseph Nicholas Oscar German: Ernst August Georg Wilhelm Christian Ludwig Franz Joseph Nikolaus Oskar |
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| House | House of Hanover |
| Father | Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick |
| Mother | Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia |
Ernst August IV, Prince of Hanover, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland (German: Ernst August Prinz von Hannover) (18 March 1914, Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany – 9 December 1987, Schulenburg, Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany) was head of the House of Hanover from 1953 until his death. He was the eldest son of Ernest Augustus III, Duke of Brunswick and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, the daughter of his third cousin. Therefore, they were 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. His British titles were suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917.
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[edit] Life
His christening 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.
He lost his titles when his father abdicated in 1918 when he was 4 years old. After his father's death in 1953, he became head of the House of Hanover. He was usually styled His Royal Highness The Prince of Hanover and sometimes as Ernest Augustus IV.
In addition to being a German, he also held British nationality, after successfully claiming it under the Sophia Naturalization Act 1705 in the case of Attorney-General -v- HRH Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover [1957] 1 All ER 49.[1] He was also heir to the British title of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917.
[edit] Marriage and children
On 5 September 1951, Ernest Augustus married Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–80).[2] The wedding was attended by many important royal figures, including his sister Queen Frederica and her husband King Paul I of Greece, and the heads of the houses of Saxony, Hesse, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, and Baden.[2] The wedding was followed with a reception at Herrenhausen, the only part of Hanover's former palace still intact (the rest had been burned down during World War II).[2]
Princess Ortrud died in 1980. Ernest Augustus married again in 1981, Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach (born 1929).
His children by his first wife are:
- Princess Marie Viktoria Luise Hertha Friederike of Hanover (b. 1952), married Count Michael of Hochberg and had issue
- Ernst August V Albert Paul Otto Rupprecht Oskar Berthold Friedrich-Ferdinand Christian Ludwig, Prince of Hanover (b. 1954), married first Chantal Hochuli and had issue, married second Princess Caroline of Monaco and had issue
- Prince Ludwig Rudolph Georg Wilhelm Philipp Friedrich Wolrad Maximilian of Hanover (1955–1988), married Countess Isabelle of Thurn and Valsassina-Como-Vercelli (1962–1988) with whom he had one son. Ludwig committed suicide shortly after discovering the body of his wife, who had died of a drug overdose.
- Princess Olga Sophie Charlotte Anna of Hanover (b. 1958)
- Princess Alexandra Irene Margaretha Elisabeth Bathildis of Hanover (b. 1959), married Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen and had issue
- Prince Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günther of Hanover (b. 1961), married Thyra von Westernhagen and had issue (including a son, Albert, born on the 138th anniversary of the death of his ancestor, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
[edit] Ancestry
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Patrilineal descent, descent from father to son, is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that the historically accurate royal house of monarchs of the House of Hanover was the House of Lucca (or Este, or Welf). Descent before Oberto I is from [1] and may be inaccurate. This is the descent of the primary male heir. For the complete expanded family tree, see List of members of the House of Hanover.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ British naturalisation; legal cases online, accessed Jan 2009
- ^ a b c "Prince Ernst of Hanover Married", The Irish Times, 5 September 1951
[edit] External links
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Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987)
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 18 March 1914 Died: 9 December 1987 |
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| Preceded by Ernest Augustus III |
— TITULAR — Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale 30 January 1953 – 9 December 1987 Reason for succession failure: Titles Deprivation Act 1917 |
Succeeded by Ernest Augustus V |
| — TITULAR — King of Hanover 30 January 1953 – 9 December 1987 Reason for succession failure: Hanover annexed by Prussia in 1866 |
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| — TITULAR — Duke of Brunswick 30 January 1953 – 9 December 1987 Reason for succession failure: Duchy abolished in 1918 |
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