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A lithographed portrait of King George V of Hanover, his wife Marie of Saxe-Altenburg and their children Crown Prince Ernest Augustus (right), Princess Frederica (centre), and Princess Marie (left). George succeeded his father Ernest Augustus I as King of Hanover on 18 November 1851. His 15-year reign came to an end in 1866 when Prussia forcibly annexed Hanover in response to Hanover's support for Austria during the Austro-Prussian War.Artist: Julius Giere