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'''Hanover''' is the [[English]] name for the [[city]] of [[Hannover]] in north-west [[Germany]].
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.
[[Category:German Cities and Towns]]
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.
[[Category:German Cities and Towns]]