Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
Ernest Augustus (Ernest Augustus Christian George, German: Ernst August Christian Georg); 17 November 1887 – 30 January 1953) was Duke of Brunswick from 2 November 1913 to 8 November 1918. He was a grandson of George V of Hanover, thus a Prince of Hanover and a Prince of the United Kingdom. He was also a maternal grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and the son-in-law of German Emperor Wilhelm II. The Prussians had deposed King George from the Hanoverian throne in 1866, but his marriage ended the decades-long feud between the Prussians and the Hanoverians.
| Ernest Augustus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke of Brunswick | |||||
| Reign | 1 November 1913 – 8 November 1918 | ||||
| Predecessor | William VIII | ||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished | ||||
| Head of the House of Hanover | |||||
| Pretence | 14 November 1923 – 30 January 1953 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | ||||
| Successor | Prince Ernest Augustus | ||||
| Born | 17 November 1887 Penzing, Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||||
| Died | 30 January 1953 (aged 65) Marienburg Castle, Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany | ||||
| Burial | 1 February 1953 Berggarten Mausoleum, Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
(m. 1913) | ||||
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| House | Hanover | ||||
| Father | Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | ||||
| Mother | Princess Thyra of Denmark | ||||
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