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     Edward Augustus Hanover, 1st Duke of York was born on 14 March 1739 at Norfolk House, St. James's Square, St. James's, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales and Auguste Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg. He was baptised on 11 April 1739 at Norfolk House, St. James's Square, St. James's, London, England^G.¹ He died on 17 September 1767 at age 28 at Monaco^G from a malignant fever.¹ He was buried on 3 November 1767 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹
     He gained the title of HRH Prince Edward of Great Britain and Ireland on 14 March 1739.³ He gained the title of Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 13 March 1752.¹ He gained the rank of Midshipman in 1758 in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the expedition to Cherbourg in August 1758, serving under Howe.¹ He gained the rank of Captain on 14 June 1759 in the Royal Navy, commanding the Phoenix.¹ He was created 1st Duke of Albany [Great Britain] on 1 April 1760.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Ulster [Ireland] on 1 April 1760.¹ He was created 1st Duke of York [Great Britain] on 1 April 1760.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 27 October 1760.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 27 November 1760.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Blue on 8 April 1761.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral of the Blue on 21 October 1762.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Blue in 1766.¹ He held the office of Keeper and Lieutenant of Windsor Forest on 5 July 1766.¹
     Horace Walpole describes him as 'a very plain boy, with strange loose eyes', 'a milk-white angel, white even to his eyes and eyelashes, very purblind, and whose tongue runs like a fiddlestick' and as 'civil, condescending, and good-natured to a great degree ... very galant and very generous'. Elizabethm 1st Duchess of Northumberland writes 'the Duke of York ... was remarkbly plain, had great Vivacity but with a Mind so devoted to pleasure & so little regard to propriety as robb'd him him of his Dignity & made him rather a trifling than an amiable Character.⁴'

     Elizabeth Caroline Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland was born on 30 December 1740 at Norfolk House, St. James's Square, St. James's, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales and Auguste Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg. She died on 4 September 1759 at age 18 at Kew Palace, Kew, London, England^G.¹ She was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain and Ireland on 30 December 1740.¹

     William Henry Hanover, 1st Duke of Gloucester was born on 14 November 1743 at Leicester House, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England^G.² He was the son of Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales and Auguste Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg. He married Maria Walpole, daughter of Hon. Sir Edward Walpole and Dorothy Clement, on 6 September 1766.² He died on 25 August 1805 at age 61 at Gloucester House, Grosvenor Street, Piccadilly, London, England^G.² He was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.²
     He gained the title of Prince William of Great Britain. He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 27 May 1762.² He was created 1st Earl of Connaught on 19 November 1764.² He was created 1st Duke of Gloucester on 19 November 1764.² He was created 1st Duke of Edinburgh on 19 November 1764.²

     Henry Frederick Hanover, Duke of Cumberland was born on 27 October 1745 at Leicester House, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England^G.³ He was the son of Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales and Auguste Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg. He married Lady Anne Luttrell, daughter of Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton and Judith Maria Lawes, on 2 October 1771 at Hertford Street, Mayfair, London, England^G.⁴ He died on 18 September 1790 at age 44 at Cumberland House, Pall Mall, London, England^G, without issue.³ He was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.³
     He gained the title of Prince Henry of Great Britain on 27 October 1745.³ He was created 1st Earl of Dublin on 22 October 1746.³ He was created 1st Duke of Cumberland on 22 October 1746.³ He was created 1st Duke of Strathearn on 22 October 1746.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 21 December 1767.³

     Louisa Anne Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland was born on 8 March 1749 at Leicester House, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales and Auguste Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg. She died on 13 May 1768 at age 19 at Carlton House, Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London, England^G.² She was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.²
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Louisa of Great Britain and Ireland on 8 March 1749.²

     Frederick William Hanover, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland was born on 24 May 1750 at Leicester House, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England^G.¹ He was also reported to have been born on 13 May 1750 at Leicester House, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England^G. He was the son of Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales and Auguste Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg. He died on 29 December 1765 at age 15 at Leicester House, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England^G.¹ He was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹
     He gained the title of HRH Prince Frederick of Great Britain and Ireland on 24 May 1750.

     Caroline Matilda Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland was born on 11 July 1751 at Leicester House, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England^G.⁴ She was the daughter of Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales and Auguste Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg. She married Christian VII Oldenburg, King of Denmark, son of Frederik V Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Louisa Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, on 8 November 1766 at Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark^G.⁵ She and Christian VII Oldenburg, King of Denmark were divorced on 6 April 1772 on the grounds of Caroline's adultery with Count John Frederick Struensee.⁵ She died on 10 May 1775 at age 23 at Celle, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.^5,6 She was buried at Celle Church, Celle, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.⁵
     She gained the title of HRH Princess Caroline of Great Britain and Ireland.¹ After her marriage, Caroline Matilda Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland was styled as Queen Consort Caroline of Denmark on 1 May 1767.⁵

     George I Louis Hanover, King of Great Britain was born on 28 May 1660 at Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.³ He was the son of Ernst August I Kurfürst von Hannover and Sophie Dorothea Prinzessin von der Pfalz.¹ He married Sophie Dorothea Herzogin von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, daughter of Georg Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Eleonore Desnier, Countess of Williamsburg, on 21 November 1682.³ He and Sophie Dorothea Herzogin von Braunschweig-Lüneburg were divorced on 28 December 1694 on the grounds of Sophia's adultery with Count Philip Christopher von Königsmarck.³ He died on 11 June 1727 at age 67 at Osnabruck, Niedersachsen, Germany^G, from a stroke. [28 May 1727 O.S.]⁴ He was buried in 1957 at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.⁴ He was buried at Leine Schloss, Chapel, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.⁴
     He succeeded as the Duke of Hanover on 23 January 1698.³ He succeeded as the Elector of Hanover on 23 January 1698.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 18 June 1701.³ He was naturalized as a British subject in 1705.³ He succeeded as the King George I of Great Britain on 1 August 1714.³ He was crowned King of Great Britain on 20 October 1714 and styled 'King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Elector of Hanover, Defender of the Faith.⁵' He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     Sophie Dorothea Herzogin von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was born on 5 September 1666.³ She was the daughter of Georg Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Eleonore Desnier, Countess of Williamsburg. She married George I Louis Hanover, King of Great Britain, son of Ernst August I Kurfürst von Hannover and Sophie Dorothea Prinzessin von der Pfalz, on 21 November 1682.³ She and George I Louis Hanover, King of Great Britain were divorced on 28 December 1694 on the grounds of Sophia's adultery with Count Philip Christopher von Königsmarck.³ She died on 2 November 1726 at age 60 at Ahlden Castle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.³ She was also reported to have died on 13 November 1726 at Ahlden, Germany^G. She was buried at Celle Church, Celle, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.³
     She and Philip Christoph von Königsmark were associated.² She gained the title of Herzogin von Braunschweig-Lüneburg. She gained the title of Princess Sophie Dorothea of Celle. From 22 November 1682, her married name became Hanover Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was styled as Duchess of Ahlden in February 1695.³

     Sophia Dorothea Hanover, Princess of Great Britain was born on 16 March 1687 at Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G.³ She was also reported to have been born on 26 March 1685. She was the daughter of George I Louis Hanover, King of Great Britain and Sophie Dorothea Herzogin von Braunschweig-Lüneburg. She married Friedrich Wilhelm I König in Preußen, son of Friedrich I König in Preußen and Sophie Charlotte Hanover, Princess of Hanover, on 28 November 1706.³ She died on 28 June 1757 at age 70.³ She was buried at Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.³
     She gained the title of Princess Sophia Dorothea of Great Britain.¹