King Ernest Augustus of Hanover

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Ernest_Augustus_of_Hanover
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:birthDate 5 June 1771
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Buckingham_Palace
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Berggarten_Mausoleum,_Hanover
gptkbp:child gptkb:George_V_of_Hanover
gptkbp:coronationDate 29 June 1837
gptkbp:deathDate 18 November 1851
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Herrenhausen_Palace
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:father gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ernest_Augustus
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Hanover
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Ernest Augustus of Hanover
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Queen_Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Hanoverian
British
gptkbp:notableEvent Lost sight in one eye after a military accident
Known for conservative and reactionary policies
Opposed the Reform Act 1832
Last King of Hanover to rule as an independent sovereign
Salic law prevented Queen Victoria from inheriting Hanover
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_IV
gptkbp:reignEnd 18 November 1851
gptkbp:reignStart 20 June 1837
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Prince_Adolphus,_Duke_of_Cambridge
gptkb:Prince_Augustus_Frederick,_Duke_of_Sussex
gptkb:Prince_Edward,_Duke_of_Kent_and_Strathearn
gptkb:Princess_Amelia
gptkb:Princess_Augusta_Sophia
gptkb:Princess_Elizabeth
gptkb:Princess_Sophia
gptkb:William_IV
gptkb:George_IV
gptkb:Princess_Mary
gptkb:Prince_Octavius
gptkbp:signature Ernest Augustus signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Princess_Frederica_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_V_of_Hanover
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_of_Armagh
gptkb:Duke_of_Cumberland_and_Teviotdale
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Welfenmausoleum
gptkb:Göttingen_Seven
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6