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Ernest Augustus of Hanover

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and the first elector of Hanover. His marriage to Sophia of the Palatinate placed his descendants in the Protestant line that would eventually inherit the British crown.

1629 – 1698Elector / DukeHanover · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1629 Pending review

Death: 1698 Pending review

Role: Elector / Duke

Dynasty: Hanover · ES

Territories: Hanover (ES) · Brunswick (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Elector · Hanover · Electorate Pending review1692–1698Effective rule
Duke · Brunswick · Duchy Pending review1679–1698Branch ruleTerritorial government by one branch; no exclusive rule over the entire grouping.
Family network

Recorded relationships

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Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Ernest Augustus of Hanover. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1692

  • HanoverElector
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  • BrunswickDuke
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    • Brunswick · ESDuke · Branch rule · Calenberg1679–1698 · Territorial government by one branch; no exclusive rule over the entire grouping.

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

7 recorded claims · 7 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1629

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1698

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    George of Brunswick-Lüneburg

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Anne Eleanor of Hesse-Darmstadt

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Sophia of the Palatinate

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Elector · Hanover · 1692–1698

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Brunswick · 1679–1698

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (1)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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