Hanoverian prince
This is a list of Hanoverian princes from the accession of George III to the throne of the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814. Individuals holding the title of prince will usually also be styled "His Royal Highness" (HRH). The wife of a Hanoverian prince will usually take the title and style of her husband. Despite Hanover's annexation by Prussia in 1866, male-line descendants of George III continue to style themselves as a prince or princess of Hanover.
The title Prince of Hanover and the use of the style "Royal Highness" has generally been restricted to the following persons:
- the legitimate sons of a Hanoverian Sovereign,
- the legitimate male line descendants of a Hanoverian Sovereign
Since 1953, the head of the House of Hanover and senior male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom has taken the title His Royal Highness The Prince of Hanover. This title has been held by the following:
List of Hanoverian princes since 1814
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George IV | 12 August 1762 | 26 June 1830 | Son of George III. Title held from father's ascension to own ascension in 1820. |
| Frederick, Duke of York | 16 August 1763 | 5 January 1827 | Son of George III. Title held from father's ascension to death. |
| William IV | 21 August 1765 | 20 June 1837 | Son of George III. Title held from father's ascension to own ascension in 1830. |
| Edward, Duke of Kent | 2 November 1767 | 23 January 1820 | Son of George III. Title held from father's ascension to death |
| Ernest Augustus I | 5 June 1771 | 18 November 1851 | Son of George III. Title held from father's ascension to own ascension in 1837 |
| Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex | 27 January 1773 | 21 April 1843 | Son of George III. Title held from father's ascension to death |
| Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge | 24 February 1774 | 8 July 1850 | Son of George III. Title held from father's ascension to death |
| George, Duke of Cambridge | 26 March 1819 | 17 March 1904 | Son of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge. Title held from birth to death |
| George V | 27 May 1819 | 12 June 1878 | Son of Ernest Augustus I. Title held from birth to own ascension in 1851. |
| Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | 21 September 1845 | 14 November 1923 | Son of George V. Title held from birth to death |
| Prince George William | 28 October 1880 | 20 May 1912 | Son of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. Title held from birth to death |
| Prince Christian | 4 July 1885 | 3 September 1901 | Son of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. Title held from birth to death |
| Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick | 17 November 1887 | 30 January 1953 | Son of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. Title held from birth to death |
| Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover | 18 March 1914 | 9 December 1987 | Son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. Title held from birth to death |
| Prince George William | 25 March 1915 | 8 January 2006 | Son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. Title held from birth to death |
| Prince Christian Oscar | 1 September 1919 | 10 December 1981 | Son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. Title held from birth to death |
| Prince Welf Henry | 11 March 1923 | 12 July 1997 | Son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. Title held from birth to death |
| Prince Welf Ernst | 25 January 1947 | 10 January 1981 | Son of Prince George William. Title held from birth to death |
| Prince Georg | 9 December 1949 | Son of Prince George William. Title held from birth | |
| Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover | 24 February 1954 | Son of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover. Title held from birth | |
| Prince Ludwig Rudolph | 21 November 1955 | 29 November 1988 | Son of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover. Title held from birth to death |
| Prince Heinrich Julius | 29 April 1961 | Son of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover. Title held from birth | |
| Prince Ernst August of Hanover | 19 July 1983 | Son of Ernest Augustus V, Prince of Hanover. Title held from birth | |
| Prince Christian | 1 June 1985 | Son of Ernest Augustus V, Prince of Hanover. Title held from birth | |
| Prince Otto Heinrich | 13 February 1988 | Son of Prince Ludwig Rudolph. Title held from birth | |
| Prince Albert | 14 December 1999 | Son of Prince Heinrich Julius. Title held from birth | |
| Prince Julius | 22 February 2006 | Son of Prince Heinrich Julius. Title held from birth |
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