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==Ernst August, King of Great Britain?== |
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In his book "The Victorians," acclaimed biographer A.N. Wilson alleges that [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria's]] mother, Princess Victoire of |
In his book "The Victorians," acclaimed biographer A.N. Wilson alleges that [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria's]] mother, [[Victoria of Saxe-Coburg|Princess Victoire of Saxe-Coburg]], had a lengthy affair with her Irish-born secretary Sir John Conroy and that he, rather than [[Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent|Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent]], was Victoria's real father. Wilson based his argument partly on medical data which showed that the illness porphyria -- a hereditary disorder of body metabolism -- once ran in the Royal Family, but there is no evidence that Victoria carried it or passed it to her descendants. |
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Wilson also writes that Victoria was a carrier for the disease hemophilia, although medical records tracing her mother's ancestors for 17 generations show no evidence of the disease, suggesting Victoria inherited it from Conroy. But American researchers on Victoria's medical background said it was "extremely unlikely" that Conroy had been a hemophiliac, and that the disease was more likely to have resulted from a genetic mutation. |
Wilson also writes that Victoria was a carrier for the disease hemophilia, although medical records tracing her mother's ancestors for 17 generations show no evidence of the disease, suggesting Victoria inherited it from Conroy. But American researchers on Victoria's medical background said it was "extremely unlikely" that Conroy had been a hemophiliac, and that the disease was more likely to have resulted from a genetic mutation. |
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Queen Victoria's claim to the crown was through her father, the younger brother of [[King William IV]] (who died without children). If Wilson's suggestion is true, it would challenge the right of Victoria's descendants to the throne, including the current queen, Queen Elizabeth II, her great-great-granddaughter. |
Queen Victoria's claim to the crown was through her father, the younger brother of [[King William IV]] (who died without children). If Wilson's suggestion is true, it would challenge the right of Victoria's descendants to the throne, including the current queen, [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]], her great-great-granddaughter. |
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If Victoria was illegitimate, Prince Ernst of Hanover would be the rightful claimant to the throne, according to Burke's Peerage. Prince Ernst is the descendant of [[Ernest Augustus I of Hanover]], who was Victoria's uncle (and younger brother of the |
If Victoria was illegitimate, Prince Ernst of Hanover would be the rightful claimant to the throne, according to Burke's Peerage. Prince Ernst is the descendant of [[Ernest Augustus I of Hanover]], who was Victoria's uncle (and younger brother of the Prince Edward and King William IV). |
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It is highly doubtful, however, that Queen Victoria's remains would ever be made available for DNA testing. |
It is highly doubtful, however, that Queen Victoria's remains would ever be made available for DNA testing. |
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Revision as of 16:43, 17 June 2004
Ernst August Albert Paul Otto Rupprecht Berthold Friedrich Ferdinand Christian Ludwig, Prince of Hanover (born 26 February 1954 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) is the son of Ernst August of Hanover (1914-1987) and his wife Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925-1980). Prince Ernst August is head of the House of Hanover, the royal house which ruled the United Kingdom from 1714 to 1837.
As heir of the Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale he has the right to petition under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, for the restoration of his British peerage titles (but has not done so).
He is styled Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg and Prince of Great Britain and Ireland.
Family
He first married, civilly on 28 August 1981 and religiously on 30 August 1981, chocolate-heiress Chantal Hochuli. They had two children, Ernst August (b. 1983) and Christian (b. 1985), and divorced on 23 October 1997.
He married secondly, on 23 January 1999, Princess Caroline of Monaco, daughter of Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly. In accordance with the Act of Settlement 1701, by marrying a Catholic, he was removed from the line of succession to the British throne (but retains his hereditary rights to the throne of Hanover).
Ernst August, King of Great Britain?
In his book "The Victorians," acclaimed biographer A.N. Wilson alleges that Queen Victoria's mother, Princess Victoire of Saxe-Coburg, had a lengthy affair with her Irish-born secretary Sir John Conroy and that he, rather than Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, was Victoria's real father. Wilson based his argument partly on medical data which showed that the illness porphyria -- a hereditary disorder of body metabolism -- once ran in the Royal Family, but there is no evidence that Victoria carried it or passed it to her descendants.
Wilson also writes that Victoria was a carrier for the disease hemophilia, although medical records tracing her mother's ancestors for 17 generations show no evidence of the disease, suggesting Victoria inherited it from Conroy. But American researchers on Victoria's medical background said it was "extremely unlikely" that Conroy had been a hemophiliac, and that the disease was more likely to have resulted from a genetic mutation.
Queen Victoria's claim to the crown was through her father, the younger brother of King William IV (who died without children). If Wilson's suggestion is true, it would challenge the right of Victoria's descendants to the throne, including the current queen, Queen Elizabeth II, her great-great-granddaughter.
If Victoria was illegitimate, Prince Ernst of Hanover would be the rightful claimant to the throne, according to Burke's Peerage. Prince Ernst is the descendant of Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, who was Victoria's uncle (and younger brother of the Prince Edward and King William IV).
It is highly doubtful, however, that Queen Victoria's remains would ever be made available for DNA testing.
Web links
- Web site of the Welfen (German)