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Descendants of
Ernst August, Elector of Hannover
(generation 1-3
of 11 generations)
 
 

       Ernst August 
       Elector of Hannover 1692-1698 
       Born 20 November 1629 Herzberg 
       Died 23 January 1698 Herrenhausen 
       Buried Schlosskirche, Herrenhausen 
       Married 17 October 1658 Heidelberg 
       Princess Sofie von der Pfalz, Herzogin von Bayern, 
       Pfalzgraefin am Rhein, daughter of Friedrich V, Elector von 
       der Pfalz 1610-1620, King of Bohemia and Princess Elizabeth 
       of England 
       Born 13 October 1630 's-Gravenhage 
       Died 8 June 1714 Herrenhausen 
       Buried Schlosskirche, Herrenhausen 
       Affaire with Clara Elisabeth von Meysenbug, daughter of 
       Georg Philipp von Meysenbug, Herr auf Zuschen and Anna 
       Elisabeth von Meysenbug 
       Born 14 January 1648 
       Died 30 January 1700 
                 Children, Generation I 

       Generation I 
            1  George I
               King of Great Britain and Ireland 1714-1727 
               Born 28 May 1660 / 7 June 1660 Hannover 
               Died 11 June 1727 / 22 June 1727 Osnabrueck 
               Buried Hannover 
               Married 21 November 1682 Celle Div.28-12-1694 
              Princess Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Celle, daughter of 
               Georg Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Celle 1665-1705 and 
               Eleonore Desmier d'Olbreuse 
               Born 10 September 1666 Celle 
               Died 13 November 1726 Castle Ahlden 
               Affaire with (a) Catharina Maria von Meysenbug, daughter of 
               Georg Philipp von Meysenbug, Herr auf Zuschen and Anna 
               Elisabeth von Meysenbug 
               Born 1655 
               Died 1723 
               Affaire with (b) Countess Sophie Charlotte von 
              Platen-Hallermund, Countess of Darlington, daughter of 
               Clara Elisabeth von Meysenbug 
               Born 1675 
               Died 20 April 1725 London, St.James's 
               Buried Westminster Abbey 
               Affaire with (c) Sophia Caroline Eva Antoinette von Offeln, 
               daughter of Jobst Moritz von Offeln, Herr auf Entrup and 
               Anna Sabina von Schilder 
               Born 2 November 1669 
               Died 23 January 1726 
               Affaire with (d) Adelaide Paleotti, daughter of Marchese 
               Andrea Paleotti and Maria Cristina Dudley 
               Died 29 June 1726 
               Buried Albrighton 
               Children by (e) Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, 
               Duchess of Kendal, Princess von Eberstein, daughter of 
               Gustavus Adolphus von der Schulenburg 
               Born 25 December 1667 Emden 
               Died 10 May 1743 
               Affaire with (f) Anna Margaretta Brett, daughter of Colonel 
               Henry Brett and Anne Mason 
                         Children, Generation II-1 

            2  Prince Friedrich August von Hannover 
               Born 4 October 1661 Hannover 
               Died 10 January 1691 St.Georgen, Transylvania 

            3  Prinz Maximilian Wilhelm von Hannover 
               Born 13 December 1666 Castle Iburg 
               Died 27 July 1726 Wien 

            4  Duke NN of Brunswick 
               Born 14 December 1666 stillborn 

            5  Princess Sophie Charlotte von Hannover 
               Born 20 October 1668 Castle Iburg 
               Died 1 February 1705 Hannover 
               Buried Berlin 
               Married 8 October 1684 Herrenhausen 
              Friedrich III-I, King in Prussia 1701-1713, son of 
               Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg 1640-1688 and 
               Countess Louise Henriette von Nassau 
               Born 11 July 1657 Koenigsberg i.Pr. 
               Died 25 February 1713 Berlin 

            6  Prince Carl Philipp von Hannover 
               Born 13 October 1669 Castle Iburg 
               Died 1 January 1690 Pristina, Albania (in battle) 

            7  Prince Christian von Hannover 
               Born 29 September 1671 Castle Iburg 
               Died 31 July 1703 nr Ulm drowned in the Donau 

            8  Prince Ernst August von Hannover 
               Duke of York and Albany 
               Born 18 September 1674 Osnabrueck 
               Died 14 August 1728 Osnabrueck 
               Affaire with Friederike Charlotte von dem 
               Bussche-Ippenburg, daughter of Johann von dem Bussche- 
               Ippenburg, General Major and Catharina Maria von 
               Meysenbug 
               Died 1752 
                         S.P. 

       II-1 (I-1) 
            1  George II
               King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-1760 
               Born 30 October 1683 Hannover 
               Died 25 October 1760 Kensington Palace 
               Married 22 August 1705 Herrenhausen 
              Markgraefin Karoline von Brandenburg-Ansbach, daughter of 
               Johann Friedrich, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach 
               1667-1686 and Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe Luise of 
               Saxe-Eisenach, Duchess of Saxony 
               Born 1 March 1683 Ansbach 
               Died 20 November 1737 London, St.James's Palace 
               Affaire with (a) Henrietta Hobart, daughter of Sir Henry 
               Hobart, of Blickling, 4th Baronet and Elizabeth Maynard 
               Born circa 1688 
               Died 26 July 1767 Marble Hill, Twickenham, Midx. 
               Affaire with (b) Mary Howard, daughter of Charles Howard 
               and Elizabeth Batter 
               Born 1700 
               Died 12 November 1744 
               Child by (c) Amalie Sophie von Wendt, Countess of Yarmouth, 
               daughter of Johann Franz Dietrich von Wendt and Friederike 
               Charlotte von dem Bussche-Ippenburg 
               Born 1710 
               Died 20 October 1765 Hannover 
                         Children, Generation III-1 

            2 Princess Sophie Dorothea von Hannover 
               Born 16 March 1685 Hannover 
               Died 28 June 1757 Castle Montbijou nr Berlin 
               Buried Potsdam 
               Married 28 November 1706 Berlin 
              Friedrich Wilhelm I, King in Prussia 1713-1740, son of 
               Friedrich III-I, King in Prussia 1701-1713 and Princess 
               Sophie Charlotte von Hannover 
               Born 14 August 1688 Berlin 
               Died 31 May 1740 Potsdam 

        (e) 3  Anna Luise Sophie von der Schulenburg 
               Countess von Doelitz 
               Born 11 January 1692 Hehlen 
               Died 2 November 1773 London 
               Married 31 December 1707 Harburg Div.19-6-1722 
               Ernst August Philipp von dem Bussche-Ippenburg, Herr auf 
               Ippenburg, son of Johann von dem Bussche-Ippenburg, General 
               Major and Catharina Maria von Meysenbug 
               Born 1681 
               Died 20 September 1761 
                         S.P. 

            4 Melusina de Schulenburg
               Countess of Walsingham 
               Born 1 February 1693 
               Died 16 September 1778 
               Married 14 May 1733 
              Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, son of 
               Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield and Lady 
               Elizabeth Savile 
               Born 22 September 1694 
               Died 24 March 1773 Chesterfield House, Mayfair 
                         S.P. 

            5  Countess Margarete Gertrud von Oeynhausen 
               Born circa 10 January 1701 Hannover 
               Died 8 April 1728 Mannheim 
               Buried Mannheim 
               Married 30 October 1721 * London 
               Albert Wolfgang, Count von Schaumburg-Lippe-Bueckeburg 
               1728-1748, son of Friedrich Christian, Count zur 
               Lippe-Schaumburg 1681-1728 and Countess Johanna Sofie zu 
               Hohenlohe-Langenburg 
               Born 27 April 1699 Bueckeburg 
               Died 24 September 1748 Bueckeburg 

      III-1 (II-1-1) 
            1  Frederick Lewis
               Prince of Wales 
               Born 20 January 1707 Hannover 
               Died 20 March 1751 London, Leicester House 
               Married 27 April 1736 London, St.James's Palace 
               Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Duchess of Saxony, daughter 
               of Friedrich II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1693-1732 and 
               Princess Magdalene Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst 
               Born 30 November 1719 Gotha 
               Died 8 February 1772 London, Carlton House 
               Child by (a) Hon. Anne Vane, 'the Beautiful Vanella', 
               daughter of Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard and Mary 
               Randyll 
               Died 11 March 1736 Bath, Somerset 
                         Children, Generation IV-1 

            2  Princess Anne of Great Britain and Ireland 
               Princess Royal, Princess of Hannover 
               Born 2 November 1709 Herrenhausen, Hannover 
               Died 12 January 1759 's-Gravenhage 
               Buried Nieuwe Kerk, Delft 
               Married 25 March 1734 London 
              Willem IV, Prince of Orange and Nassau, son of Johan Willem 
               Friso, Fuerst von Nassau-Dietz, Prince of Orange and 
               Landgraefin Marie Luise von Hessen-Kassel 
               Born 1 September 1711 Leeuwarden 
               Died 22 October 1751 's-Gravenhage 
               Buried Nieuwe Kerk, Delft 

            3  Princess Amelia of Great Britain and Ireland 
               Princess of Hannover 
               Born 10 June 1711 Herrenhausen 
               Died 31 October 1786 London, Cavendish Square 

            4  Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Great Britain and Ireland 
               Princess of Hannover 
               Born 10 June 1713 Herrenhausen 
               Died 28 December 1757 London, St.James's Palace 

            5  Prince NN of Great Britain and Ireland 
               Prince of Hannover 
               Born 9 November 1716 London, St.James's Palace 
               Died 9 November 1716 London, St.James's Palace 

            6  Prince George William of Great Britain and Ireland 
               Born 2 November 1717 London, St.James's Palace 
               Died 6 February 1718 London, Kensington Palace 

            7  Prince William Augustus of Great Britain and Ireland
               Duke of Cumberland 
               Born 15 April 1721 London, St.James's Palace 
               Died 31 October 1765 London 

            8  Princess Mary of Great Britain and Ireland 
               Born 22 February 1723 London, Leicester House 
               Died 14 January 1772 Hanau 
               Married 28 June 1740 Kassel Sep.14-2-1755 
              Friedrich II, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1760-1785, son of 
               Wilhelm VIII, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1751-1760 and 
               Duchess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz, Duchess of 
               Saxony 
               Born 14 August 1720 Kassel 
               Died 31 October 1785 Castle Weissenstein 

            9  Princess Louise of Great Britain and Ireland 
               Born 7 December 1724 London, Leicester House 
               Died 19 December 1751 Castle Christiansborg 
               Married 10 November 1743 Hannover 
              Fredrik V, King of Denmark and Norway 1746-1766, son of 
               Christian VI, King of Denmark and Norway 1730-1746 and 
               Markgraefin Sofie Magdalena von Brandenburg-Kulmbach 
               Born 31 March 1723 Copenhagen 
               Died 14 January 1766 Castle Christiansborg 

        (c) 10 Count Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn 
               Born 22 April 1736 Hannover 
               Died 10 October 1811 Hannover 
               Married (1) 18 April 1766 
               Charlotte von Wangenheim, daughter of August Wilhelm von 
               Wangenheim 
               Born 1 March 1740 
               Died 21 July 1783 Lausanne 
               Married (2) 3 August 1788 Lahm 
               Freiin Louise Christiane von Lichtenstein, daughter of 
               Freiherr Friedrich Karl von Lichtenstein and Charlotte 
               Ernestine von Berckefeld 
               Born 10 April 1763 Gotha 
               Died 25 February 1809 Frankfurt 
                         Children, Generation IV-2