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Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover

1771 - 1851

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Ernest Augustus (German: Ernst August; 5 June 1771 – 18 November 1851) was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851. As the fifth son of George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, he initially seemed unlikely to become a monarch, but none of his elder brothers had a legitimate son. When his elder brother William IV, who ruled both kingdoms, died in 1837, his niece Victoria inherited the British throne under British succession law, while Ernest succeeded in Hanover under Salic law, which barred women from the succession, thus ending the personal union between Britain and Hanover that had begun in 1714. Ernest was born in London but was sent to Hanover in his adolescence for his education and military training. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover is the 640th most popular politician (up from 2,668th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 570th in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Politician.

Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, is most famous for being the father of Queen Victoria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 640 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Taizong of Tang, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, Herbert Hoover, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and Louis X of France. After him are Ivar the Boneless, Maria Carolina of Austria, Irene of Athens, Turhan Hatice Sultan, Franz von Papen, and Valerian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1771, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 2. Before him is Walter Scott. After him are Robert Owen, Emperor Kōkaku, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Richard Trevithick, Julie Clary, Antoine-Jean Gros, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Alois Senefelder, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, and Marie François Xavier Bichat. Among people deceased in 1851, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 6. Before him are Hans Christian Ørsted, Marie Thérèse of France, Mary Shelley, Louis Daguerre, and J. M. W. Turner. After him are Jean-de-Dieu Soult, James Fenimore Cooper, Karl Drais, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, and Princess Augusta of Bavaria.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 192 out of 8,785. Before him are Terry Pratchett (1948), Alan Hodgkin (1914), Alexander R. Todd (1907), George Harrison (1943), Charles Glover Barkla (1877), and William of Ockham (1285). After him are Maggie Smith (1934), Victoria, Princess Royal (1840), John Napier (1550), Paul Dirac (1902), Robert Robinson (1886), and Blackbeard (1680).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 50. Before him are Neville Chamberlain (1869), Arthur Henderson (1863), William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), and Robert Clive (1725). After him are Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900), Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), Marie of Romania (1875), and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935).

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