Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany

Parents

• Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-LüneburgGerman prince1629–1698
• Sophia of HanoverPrincess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 17011630–1714

Siblings

• George I of Great BritainKing of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 17271660–1727
• Maximilian William of Brunswick-LüneburgGerman Field Marshal1666–1726
• Sophia Charlotte of HanoverPrussian royal consort1668–1705
• Ernst August von Platen-Hallermund1674–1726
• Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of DarlingtonGerman-born British courtier and half-sister of George I of Great Britain1675–1725

Questions about the House of Stuart

• Why did James VI and I succeed Elizabeth I of England?
  Inheritance by blood, secured by political preparation
• Why did Charles I of England succeed James VI and I?
  Inheritance
• How were Elizabeth I of England and James VI and I related?
  First cousins twice removed

About

Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, was the younger brother of George I of Great Britain. Ernest Augustus was a soldier and served with some distinction under Emperor Leopold I during the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1715, he became Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück.

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