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| − | '''Hanover''' ([[German]]: ''Hannover'') is a [[city]] in north-west [[Germany]]. | + | '''Hanover''' ([[German]]: ''Hannover'') is a [[city]] in north-west [[Germany]]. It is the capital of the German [[state]] (''Bundesland'') ''Lower Saxony'' (German: ''Niedersachsen''), a [[state]] created after the [[Second World War]] out of the area of the [[Prussian]] [[province]] (German: ''Provinz'') of the same name, as well as of '''Oldenburg''' and '''Brunswick'''. |
The current British royal family is descended from the Elector of Hanover, who became [[King George I]] in 1714. His dynasty adopted the style 'House of Hanover', which lasted until the marriage of [[Queen Victoria]] to [[Prince Albert]] in 1840; the dynasty was then known as the 'House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha' until 1917, when the present style, 'House of Windsor' was adopted. | The current British royal family is descended from the Elector of Hanover, who became [[King George I]] in 1714. His dynasty adopted the style 'House of Hanover', which lasted until the marriage of [[Queen Victoria]] to [[Prince Albert]] in 1840; the dynasty was then known as the 'House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha' until 1917, when the present style, 'House of Windsor' was adopted. | ||
Revision as of 03:32, October 17, 2011
Hanover (German: Hannover) is a city in north-west Germany. It is the capital of the German state (Bundesland) Lower Saxony (German: Niedersachsen), a state created after the Second World War out of the area of the Prussian province (German: Provinz) of the same name, as well as of Oldenburg and Brunswick.
The current British royal family is descended from the Elector of Hanover, who became King George I in 1714. His dynasty adopted the style 'House of Hanover', which lasted until the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert in 1840; the dynasty was then known as the 'House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha' until 1917, when the present style, 'House of Windsor' was adopted.