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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for House of Hanover
		Hanover, House of German royal family and rulers of Britain from 1714 to 1901.
		The Electors of Hanover succeeded to the English throne in 1714, under the terms of the Act of Settlement (1701) and the Act of Union (1707).
		In 1636 it became the residence of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneberg (predecessors of the House of Hanover); George I was Elector of Hanover.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=House+of+Hanover (1505 words)

	Hanover County Historical Society
		Hanover County, was officially formed by the Virginia General Assembly on November 26, 1720, through an act dividing New Kent County.
		In Hanover County, matters are coming to a head, and the people's concerns will soon be given a voice.
		William Parks, who in 1736 founded the first official newspaper in the colony, the Virginia Gazette, bought the tavern from Meriwether, and it is through his Granddaughter, Sarah Shelton, that young Patrick Henry, the "Voice of the Revolution" became connected with the tavern.
	www.hanoverhistory.org /history.php (1745 words)

	Coat-of-Arms (Westphalia, Germany) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Hanover became the ninth electorate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1692.
		Hanover was not united with Great Britain as a political entity, but the Hanoverian kings of Britain were commanders in chief of both armies.
		The Electorate of Hanover was created in 1692, and I believe the first Elector, Ernest Augustus, was before that the Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/de-nw-w).html (1166 words)

	Prince-elector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Electors were among the princes of the Empire, but they had several privileges (in addition to electoral ones) which were disallowed to their non-electoral brethren.
		The Elector of Saxony was vicar in areas operating under Saxon law (Saxony, Westphalia, Hanover, and northern Germany), while the Elector Palatine was vicar in the remainder of the Empire (Franconia, Swabia, the Rhine, and southern Germany).
		The King of Bohemia held the office of the Arch-Cupbearer, the Elector Palatine that of Arch-Steward, the Elector of Saxony that of Arch-Marshal, and the Elector of Brandenburg that of Arch-Chamberlain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince-elector (2796 words)

	thePeerage.com - Exhibit
		Finally, in 1708, his exertions on behalf of the grand alliance were rewarded by the long-delayed introduction of the elector of Hanover into the college of electors at the imperial diet, and in 1710 the hereditary arch-treasurership of the empire was conferred upon him.
		The death of the young Duke of Gloucester (30 July 1700) brought the Hanover line to the front, and the act of 1701 definitely settled the succession, in default of issue from Anne and William, upon the Electress Sophia and her heirs, being protestant.
		Marlborough visited Hanover in 1704 and 1705, and easily persuaded the elector to discountenance the tory scheme of bringing his mother over to England (suggestions to the same effect made to the elector by Peterborough and others in 1707 were rejected accordingly).
	www.thepeerage.com /e94.htm (9049 words)

	Electorate (1692-1814) and Kingdom of Hanover (1814-1866) (Germany)
		We have the colours for this - Green 1:2 flag with a 2:3 union emblazoned with Hanover horse and the (former?) flag of Bremen at 3:5 proportions.
		The shield was surmounted by an electoral cap for the electorate until 1814, and a crown for the kingdom after that.
		Both branches used in their arms the two lions of Brunswick (said to be granted by the English king to his son in law, the duke of Brunswick in the thirteenth century), the blue lion of Lüneburg and the white horse [on red] of (Lower) Saxony.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/de-ha_kd.html (1316 words)

	British Memorial Garden New York - History
		Typical of the early structures in what is now Hanover Square was the house built in the mid-17th century by Burger Jorissen, on the west side of the square, at the corner of present-day William Street.
		Hanover Square was by then a center not only for publishing, but also for retail trade of all kinds.
		In 1828 Hanover Square was much improved when the buildings on the lower end of the triangular block in the center were removed.
	www.britishmemorialgarden.org /history.html (1196 words)

	English Monarchs - Kings and Queens of England - George I.
		George Lewis, or George I as he was later known, was born in the German duchy of Brunswick-Luneberg in 1660, the year of the Restoration.
		George's mother, Sophia of Hanover, was a cultured and intelligent woman who spoke five languages.
		Walpole was born in 1676, the son of a West Norfolk landowner and entered Parliament as a member of the Whig party in 1701.
	www.englishmonarchs.co.uk /hanover.htm (1072 words)

	Hanover County Virginia Records
		Hanover County was created on 1 May 1721 from the western portion of New Kent County.
		The new county was named for the Elector of Hanover, the future King of England.
		For example, in the Hanover list, in addition to the ages and full names of husband and wife, it records the date and place of marriage, the couple's places of birth and residence, marital status (single or widowed), and husband's occupation.
	genealogyresources.org /Hanover.html (466 words)

	Hanover County History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Officially formed in 1720 and named for the Elector of Hanover in Germany, later King George I of England, the county is marked on the north by the North Anna and Pamunkey Rivers and on the south by the Chickahominy River.
		Just as the rivers contributed to Hanover's role in early Virginia and subsequently to its role in the Revolutionary War, its proximity to Richmond, the Capitol of the Confederacy, resulted in its being the scene of numerous battles and occupations during the War Between the States.
		No overview of Hanover would be complete without mention of its railroads and farms, both of which have contributed to the vigorous and rich quality of life enjoyed by its citizens.
	flanagan-advantage.com /content/article.html/6192 (1325 words)

	Henry IX
		In 1799, however, the Elector George II of Hanover agreed to pay Henry an annual pension of £4,000.
		In accepting this money he in no way at all considered that he was renouncing his own hereditary rights or recognising the legitimacy of the Elector of Hanover's government in Britain.
		On September 26, 1803, Henry was named Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and Velletri; he continued however to reside in the episcopal palace at Frascati.
	www.jacobite.ca /kings/henry.htm (1402 words)

	Wikinfo \| George II of Great Britain
		He was concurrently Duke and Elector of Hanover and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg in Germany.
		Prince Georg August (George Augustus) was born at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover, the son of Georg Ludwig, then-Hereditary Prince of Hanover and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and his wife Princess Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Zell.
		Under the provisions of the Act of Settlement, Prince George Augustus of Hanover was naturalized a British subject in 1705 and became a Knight of the Garter on 4 April 1706.
	wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=George_II_of_Great_Britain (838 words)

	Hanover (state) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1813, the Electorate was restored, and in October of 1814 it became the Kingdom of Hanover at the Congress of Vienna, in order to make George III equal to the upstart King of Württemberg in German affairs.
		Hanover gained the Bishopric of Hildesheim, East Frisia, the Lower County of Lingen, and the northern part of the Bishopric of Münster.
		In the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Hanover was annexed by Prussia and became the Province of Hanover.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hanover_(state) (641 words)

	George I of Great Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George I (Georg Ludwig) (28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was Elector of Hanover from 23 January 1698, and King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714, until his death.
		George was born on 28 May 1660 in Hanover, Germany.
		His court in Hanover was graced by many cultural icons, such as the mathematician Gottfried Leibniz and the composer Händel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain (3123 words)

	Loryn's British Royalty Page - The House of Hanover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The first English king of the House of Hanover, he was the son of Ernst Augustus, Elector of Hanover, and Sophia, granddaughter of James I of England.
		The first Hanoverian to be born and educated as an Englishman, George was primarily interested in England instead of Hanover.
		Died at Windsor of the effect of obesity on the heart, suffering from dropsy, gout, gall stones, and blindness, and overdosed with laudenum
	www.angelfire.com /md/royalty/hanover.html (1131 words)

	~The Equine Barn~ The Hanoverian
		The breed was established at Celle in 1735 by George II, Elector of Hanover and King of England "for the benefit of our subjects".
		The white horse of Hanover graced the coat of arms of the Elector Ernest Augustus, and the famous Royal Hanoverian Creams, with their pale coffee-colored manes and tails, were bred by the Electress Sophia's instigation at the royal residence at Herrenhausen.
		These small coach horses were used in British royal processions from the reign of George I to that of George V. In 1714, when George, Elector of Hanover, became George I of England, "Thoroughbreds" of the day were imported to upgrade the often unprepossessing stock, but the founding sires at Celle were 14 fl Holsteiners.
	www.geocities.com /Petsburgh/8373/eqhanoverian.html (483 words)

	Hotel Liverpool - Hanover Hotel - History
		It is said he changed from riding a fl horse to a white horse on his conversion to Christianity and this led to the depiction of the white horse on the flags of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany, the same emblem later to appear on the coats-of-arms of Hanover and Prussia, amongst others.
		Over time the number of Electors was increased and in 1692 the Elector of Hanover became the ninth.
		In 1714 the British Queen Anne (Stuart) died without heir and she was succeeded by George (I), then Elector of Hanover.
	www.hanover-hotel.co.uk /history.htm (361 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 - This Sceptred Isle - The King of England Who Could Not Speak English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		George, the Elector of Hanover was 52 years old.
		On 18 September 1714 George, Elector of Hanover sailed up the Thames and landed in Greenwich and the Hanoverian reign began.
		Elector of Hanover and so became the first of the British Hanoverian monarch, a dynasty that continued until the death of Victoria in 1901
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/history/sceptred_isle/page/94.shtml?question=94 (327 words)

	Germany, the Stem Duchies & Marches
		The capital of the Electorate and Kingdom of Saxony was Dresden, a beautiful city that later became one of the symbols of the horrors of World War II, when the Allies firebombed it on February 13, 1945.
		When the Emperor Charles V defeated the Elector John Frederick and the Protestant League of Schmalkalden at Mühlberg in 1547, he transfered the Electorate to Maurice of the "Albertine" line, where it remained, leading to the Kingdom of Saxony.
		This was disturbing enough to the secular German Electors, that the Emperor Ferdinand II (1619-1637) was threatened with a dispute over the election of the next Hapsburg.
	www.friesian.com /germany.htm (10308 words)

	The History of Clemson University -- The Hanover House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Hanover was built in 1716 for French Huguenot Paul de St. Julien in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
		Julien named his lowcountry plantation Hanover after the English monarch George I who, as George Louis, Elector of Hanover, had befriended French Protestants and offered them safety prior to passage to America.
		It stood on the main campus until it was relocated to the South Carolina Botanical Garden in 1994.
	www.clemson.edu /welcome/history/hanover.htm (319 words)

	The Salacious Historian's Lair - Baroque Music
		It was there, that he met Baron Kielmansegge, who was the Master of Horse to the Elector of Hanover, which led consequently to his appointment as Kapellmeister to the Elector.
		The Elector then granted immediate leave for Händel to visit London for the staging of his Italian opera Rinaldo.
		He left again for fifteen months, to return in 1712 when he sought permission to visit London and this time he remained there, accepted at court after the accession to the English throne of the Elector of Hanover as George I, reconciled with his former Kapellmeister, so it is said, by Händel's Water Music.
	www.kipar.org /historical-resources/music_late1.html (907 words)

	George I, king of Great Britain and Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		He was personally unpopular in England because of his German manners, his German mistresses (see Schulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of Kendal), his treatment of his divorced wife, Sophia Dorothea, and his inability to speak English.
		George’s dual role as elector of Hanover and king of England also raised problems; he spent much of his time in Hanover and was widely (although unjustly) believed to be indifferent to English affairs.
		Yet, despite the uprising of the Jacobites in 1715, his crown was never in danger, for he stood to Englishmen as the guarantee of the “revolution settlement” against a return of the Roman Catholic Stuarts.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ge/Georg1GB.html (311 words)

	George I, (1660-1727), elector of Hanover (1698-1727), king of Great Britain and Ireland (1714-1727) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Second elector of Hanover, inherited the British throne as a great-grandson of James I. His reign saw a marked increase in the power of the king, as George sent much of his time in Hanover, even after gaining the throne of Britain, and never learned English.
		He was present in the army that defeated the Turks at the battle of Vienna (12 September 1683), which allowed the Hapsburgs to conquer Hungary.
		Within three years of his becoming Elector, the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) broke out.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/people_george1.html (285 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Hanoverians > George I
		His claim was challenged by James Stuart, Roman Catholic son of James II, who landed in Scotland in 1715, following a rising of Scottish clans on his behalf; this was unsuccessful and he soon withdrew.
		Unfamiliar with the customs of the country and lacking fluent English, George was dependent on his ministers - the Whigs dominated Parliament during his reign.
		The most able of George's ministers, and known as the first 'Prime Minister', Walpole's was the longest running administration in British history (1721-42).
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page106.asp (281 words)

	Baroque Composers - George Frideric Handel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		After a successful three years in Rome, he then traveled back to Germany to take the position of conductor for the Elector of Hanover.
		The Elector allowed Handel to take time off to travel to London and in 1711 he went to London and never came back.
		For when Anne died the Elector of Hanover ascended to the Throne and became King George I. The monarch was upset that Handel never returned to Germany, but soon returned him to favor.
	www.bellevuechamberchorus.net /Research/Baroque/Composer/GFHandel.htm (328 words)

	The King's German Legion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Under the Act of Succession (1701) on the death of Queen Anne in 1714, the throne of England devolved upon her second cousin, George, Elector of Hanover and Duke of Brunswick-Luneborg who rather reluctantly added King of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to his titles.
		George's heirs retained this dual sovereignty, so at the time of the Napoleonic Wars, George III was Elector of Hanover as well as King of England.
		In June 1803 Napoleon's troops overran Hanover, and the outnumbered Hanoverian Army surrendered at Artlenburg.
	www-personal.usyd.edu.au /~slaw/SuesPage/KGL.htm (591 words)

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