George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus
He was born on 27 May, 1819, in a house on the Unter-den-Linden Strasse, Berlin, Prussia. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 15 August, 1835. He succeeded his father as King of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, and Earl of Armagh on 18 November, 1851; he was styled George V of Hanover. He was deposed on 20 September, 1866, by the Prussians, and formally abdicated on the same day. He died on 12 June, 1878, at 7, Rue Presbourg, Paris, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.
(Note: King George went blind following an accident in 1834).
George married, on 18 February, 1843, at Hanover, Germany:
(Alexandrina) Mary Wilhelmina Katherine Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louisa Pauline Elizabeth Frederica Georgina
Known as Mary, she was the daughter of Joseph George Frederick Ernest Charles, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, by Amelia Theresa Louise Wilhelmina Philippina, daughter of Louis Alexander, Duke of Württemburg, and she was born on 14 April, 1818, at Hildburghausen, Germany. She died on 9 January, 1907, at Gmunden, Austria, where she was buried.
Issue of marriage:
(a)
Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick
He was born on 21 September, 1845, at Hanover, and was Crown Prince of Hanover until his father’s abdication on 20 September, 1866. He succeeded his father as Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh on 12 June, 1878, and was made a Knight of the Garter on 23
June, 1878. He was created Duke of Brunswick-Lüneberg on 18 October, 1884. He died on 14 November, 1923, at Gmunden, Austria.
Ernest married, on 21 December, 1878, at Copenhagen, Denmark:
Thyra Amelia Caroline Charlotte Anne
She was the daughter of Christian IX, King of Denmark, by Louise Wilhelmina Frederica Caroline Augusta Julie, daughter of William X, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, and she was also sister to Alexandra, Queen of Edward VII. She was born on 29 September, 1853, at Copenhagen, Denmark. She died on 26 February, 1933, at Gmunden, Austria, where she was buried.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
Marie Louise Victoria Caroline Amelia Alexandra Augusta Frederica
She was born on 11 October, 1879, at Gmunden, Austria. She married Maximilian, Prince and Margrave of Baden (1867–1929), on 10 July, 1900, at Gmunden, Austria, and had issue:
1 Marie Alexandra Thyra Victoria Louisa Carola Hilda (1902–1944); she married Wolfgang Moritz, Prince of Hesse (
b
.1896).
2 Berthold Friedrich William Carl, Margrave of Baden (1906–1963); he married Theodora (
b
.1906), daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, and sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and had issue.
Marie died on 31 January, 1948, at Salem Castle, Germany.
(ii)
George William Christian Albert Edward Alexander Frederick Waldemar Ernest Adolphus
He was born on 28 October, 1880, at Gmunden, Austria, and was styled Duke of Armagh. He was killed on 20 May, 1912, in a motor accident at Nackel, Brandenburg, Germany.
(iii)
Alexandra Louise Marie Olga Elizabeth Theresa Vera
She was born on 29 September, 1882, at Gmunden,
Austria. She married Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882–1945) on 7 June, 1904, at Gmunden, Austria, and had issue:
1 Frederick Francis V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (
b
.1910); he married Karen Elizabeth (
b
.1920), daughter of Walter von Schaper.
2 Christian Louis, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (
b
.1912); he married Barbara (
b
.1920), daughter of Prince Sigismund of Prussia, and had issue.
3 Thyra (
b
.1919).
4 Anastasia (
b
.1922); she married Frederick Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswin-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (
b
.1913), and had issue.
Alexandra died on 30 August, 1963, at Glucksburg Castle, Germany.
(iv)
Olga Adelaide Louise Marie Alexandrina Agnes
She was born on 11 July, 1884, at Gmunden, Austria, and died on 21 September, 1958, either at Linz, or at Hubertibus, Gmunden, Austria.
(v)
Christian Frederick William George Peter Waldemar
He was born on 4 July, 1885, at Gmunden, Austria, and died there on 3 September, 1901.
(vi)
Ernest Augustus Christian George
He was born on 17 November, 1887, at Penzing Hall, near Vienna, Austria. He succeeded his father as Duke of Brunswick-Lüneberg on 14 November, 1923. He died on 30 January, 1953, at Marienburg Castle, Hanover, Germany.
Ernest married, on 24 May, 1913, at Berlin, Germany:
Victoria Louise
She was the daughter of William II, Emperor of Germany, by Augusta Victoria, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and she was born on 13 September, 1892, at the Marble Palace, Potsdam, Germany. She died in 1980.
Issue of marriage:
1 Ernest Augustus George William Christian Louis Francis Joseph Nicholas (
b
.1914); he married firstly Ortrud (1925–1980), daughter of Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and had issue. He married secondly Monica (
b
. 1929), daughter of George Frederick, Duke of Solms-Laubach.
2 George William Ernest Augustus Frederick Axel (
b
.1915); he married Sophia (
b
.1914), daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, and sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and had issue.
3 Frederica Louise Thyra Victoria Margaret Sophia Olga Cecilia Isabella Christa (1917–1981); she married Paul I, King of Greece (1901–1964), and had issue.
4 Christian Oscar Ernest Augustus William Victor George Henry (1919–1981); he married Mireille (
b
.1946), daughter of Armand Dutry, and had issue, although they were divorced in 1976.
5 Welf Henry Ernest Augustus George Christian Berthold Frederick William Louis Ferdinand (
b
.1923); he married Alexandra (
b
.1938), daughter of Otto Frederick, Fürst of Ysenburg and Büdingen.
(b)
Frederica Sophia Marie Henrietta Amelia Theresa
She was born on 9 January, 1848, at Hanover, Germany. She married Liutbert Alexander George Lionel Alphonse, Baron von Pawel-Rammingen (1843–1932), on 24 April, 1880, at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, and had issue:
1 Victoria Georgina Beatrice Maud Anne, Baroness von Pawel-Rammingen (
b