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George V of Hanover

1819 - 1878

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George V (Georg Friedrich Alexander Karl Ernst August; 27 May 1819 – 12 June 1878) was the last King of Hanover, reigning from 18 November 1851 to 20 September 1866. The only child of King Ernest Augustus and Queen Frederica, he succeeded his father in 1851. George's reign was ended by the Austro-Prussian War, after which Prussia annexed Hanover. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George V of Hanover is the 2,926th most popular politician (down from 2,599th in 2019), the 765th most popular biography from Germany (down from 686th in 2019) and the 217th most popular German Politician.

George V of Hanover is most famous for being the last king of Hanover, which was annexed by Prussia in 1866.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George V of Hanover ranks 2,926 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Apries, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Reccared I, and Urukagina. After him are Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Gennady Yanayev, Georges Couthon, Emperor Kōan, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, and Pepin of Italy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, George V of Hanover ranks 20. Before him are John Ruskin, Franz von Suppé, George Eliot, Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Annibale de Gasparis, and Stanisław Moniuszko. After him are William T. G. Morton, Theodor Fontane, Gottfried Keller, Cyrus West Field, Théodore Chassériau, and Francis V, Duke of Modena. Among people deceased in 1878, George V of Hanover ranks 11. Before him are Claude Bernard, Joseph Henry, Julius von Mayer, Charles-François Daubigny, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, and Elias Magnus Fries. After him are Ernst Heinrich Weber, Angelo Secchi, Władysław Tarnowski, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Antoine César Becquerel, and Henri Victor Regnault.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, George V of Hanover ranks 765 out of 7,253. Before him are Michael Praetorius (1571), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879), Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1873), Berti Vogts (1946), and Christoph Martin Wieland (1733). After him are Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), Werner Mölders (1913), Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795), Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), and Anna Seghers (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, George V of Hanover ranks 217. Before him are Otto Grotewohl (1894), Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530), Werner von Haeften (1908), Albert, King of Sweden (1340), William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1852), and Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1873). After him are Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883), Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784), Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801), Artur Axmann (1913), and Anthony of Saxony (1755).

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