Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Marriages

• Sophia of HanoverPrincess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 1701from 1658

Children

• George I of Great BritainKing of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 17271660–1727
• Friedrich August Hanover, Prince of Hanover1661–1690
• Maximilian William of Brunswick-LüneburgGerman Field Marshal1666–1726
• Sophia Charlotte of HanoverPrussian royal consort1668–1705
• Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and AlbanyPrince-Bishop of Osnabrück1674–1728
• 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 Brunswick-Lüneburg, was Prince of Calenberg from 1679 until his death, and father of King George I of Great Britain. He was appointed as the ninth prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire in 1692.

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