Person

Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany

Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück (1674-1728) · 1674–1728

Parents

• Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg German prince (1629-1698) 1629–1698
• Sophia of Hanover Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 1701 1630–1714

Siblings

• Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg German Field Marshal (1666-1726) 1666–1726
• Ernst August von Platen-Hallermund (1674-1726) 1674–1726
• Sophia Charlotte of Hanover Prussian royal consort 1668–1705
• Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington German-born British courtier and half-sister of George I of Great Britain (1675-1725) 1675–1725
• George I of Great Britain King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 1660–1727

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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