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Ernest Augustus I of Hanover (5 June 1771 – 18 November 1851) was the fifth son and eighth child of George III of the United Kingdom.

He became King of Hanover on 28 June 1837 on the death of his brother William IV of the United Kingdom.

Successor in Hanover George V of Hanover.

Ancestors

Ernest Augustus I of Hanovers ancestors in three generations
Ernest Augustus I of Hanover Father:
George III of the United Kingdom		 Paternal Grandfather:
Frederick, Prince of Wales		 Paternal Great-grandfather:
George II of Great Britain
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Caroline of Ansbach
Paternal Grandmother:
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha		 Paternal Great-grandfather:
Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
Mother:
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz		 Maternal Grandfather:
. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow		 Maternal Great-grandfather:
Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Maternal Grandmother:
Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen		 Maternal Great-grandfather:
Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach

Images for kids

  • Gainesboroughernest

    The young Ernest Augustus by Thomas Gainsborough, 1782

  • 1799cumberland

    Colourised sketch of Ernest by James Gillray, 1799. Unusually, this depicts Ernest's disfigured left profile; most later portraits either show his right profile or omit the disfigurement.

  • Ernest1802

    1802 drawing of Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, by Henry Edridge, who has omitted Ernest's disfiguring scar.

  • Ernest Augustus by Fischer 1823

    Ernest Augustus in an 1823 miniature based on an 1802 portrait by William Beechey.

  • Knight of the Order of St Patrick

    Ernest Augustus wearing the robes of a Knight of the Order of St Patrick

  • Reformact1832cartoon

    Political cartoon supporting the Reform Act; King William sits above the clouds, surrounded by Whig politicians, below Britannia and the British Lion cause the Tories (Ernest, second from left) to flee.

  • German States Hannover Ernst August 5 Taler 1849-B (obv)

    1849 five-thaler coin depicting King Ernest Augustus

  • Ernest1850

    Ernest Augustus portrait, circa 1850

  • Erneststatue

    Statue of Ernest Augustus in front of the Hannover Hauptbahnhof. Bystanders meet "under the tail".


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