House of Hanover

The House of Hanover (German: Haus Hannover), whose members are known as Hanoverians, is a European royal house of German[1] origin that ruled Hanover, Great Britain, and Ireland at various times during the 17th to 20th centuries. The house originated in 1635 as a cadet branch of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, growing in prestige until Hanover became an Electorate in 1692. George I became the first Hanoverian monarch of Great Britain and Ireland in 1714. At Queen Victoria's death in 1901, the throne of the United Kingdom passed to her eldest son Edward VII, a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The last reigning members of the House of Hanover lost the Duchy of Brunswick in 1918 when Germany became a republic.

House of Hanover
Arms of the House of Hanover
Parent house	Bonifaci → Obertenghi → Este → Welf
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Hanover Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Etymology	Hanover
Founded	1634; 389 years ago (1634)
Founder	George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Current head	Ernst August, Prince of Hanover
Titles	King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Empress of India King of Great Britain King of Ireland King of France King of Hanover Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duke of Brunswick Duchess of Modena Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Holy Roman Empress Princess of Orange etc.
Deposition	Hanover: 1866 – George V of Hanover lost the territory to Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War Brunswick: 1918 – Ernest Augustus of Brunswick forced to abdicate after German defeat in World War I

The formal name of the house was the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Hanover line.[2] The senior line of Brunswick-Lüneburg, which ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, became extinct in 1884. The House of Hanover is now the only surviving branch of the House of Welf, which is the senior branch of the House of Este. The current head of the House of Hanover is Ernst August, Prince of Hanover.