Ernest Augustus I, Elector of Hanover

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Ernst August I Augustus von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (Welf), Fürst zu Calenberg, Kurfürst zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg

German: Elector of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernst August Braunschweig-Lüneburg (Welf), Fürst zu Calenberg, Kurfürst zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg
Also Known As: "Ernst August", "Kurfürst von Hannover"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Herzberg am Harz, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
Death: January 21, 1698 (68)
Herrenhausen, Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
Place of Burial: Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
Immediate Family:

Son of Georg, Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Anna Eleonore, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Husband of Sophia, Electress of Hanover
Partner of Klara Elisabeth von Platen-Hallermund, Mäitresse von Ernst August
Father of George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland; Prince Friedrich August of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Joseph "Welply" Guelph; Twin of Maximilian von Hannover; Maximilian Wilhelm von Braunschweig Lüneburg, Kurfürst von Hannover and 8 others
Brother of Magdalene von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Prinzessin; Prince William of Prussia; Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Georg II Wilhelm, Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg; Johann Friedrich Herzog von Braunschweig-Calenberg and 3 others

Occupation: Member of the House of Guelph / Prince Bishop of Osnabrück (1661) / Kurfürst von Hannover (1692), Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg in Hannover (1679-92), cr Kurfürst von Hannover (1692-98), Elector of Brunswick-Luneburg
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About Ernest Augustus I, Elector of Hanover

  • Ernst August I von Braunschweig-Lüneburg Kurfürst zu Hannover
  • Member of the House of Guelph(Welfen).
  • He and Clara Elisabeth Weisenbuch were associated.
  • Prince Bishop of Osnabrück in 1661.
  • Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg in 1679.
  • Herzog von Hannover in 1679.
  • Kurfürst zu Hannover in 1692.

Predecessor: Johann Friedrich Successor: Went to Kurhannover

  • Elector of Hanover:

Predecessor: He as duke Successor: Georg I Ludwig

He was was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Calenberg (or Hanover) subdivision of the duchy. He was appointed prince-elector, but died before the appointment became effective. He was also Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 21 2021, 14:47:48 UTC

Ernst August (Ernest Augustus) was born in 1629. He married Princess Sophia of the Palatinate in 1658. He became the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) in 1679 and the Elector (Kurfürst) of Hanover in 1692. He died in 1698. He was the father of George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Ernest Augustus I, Elector of Hanover's Timeline

1629
November 20, 1629
Birth of Ernest Augustus I, Elector of Hanover
Herzberg am Harz, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
1660
May 28, 1660
Birth of George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland
Leineschloss, Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
June 7, 1660
Birth of King of Great Britain and Ireland George Lu...
Hanover, NDS, Germany
1661
October 3, 1661
Birth of Prince Friedrich August of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
1664
February 1664
Birth of Stillborn Hanover
1665
1665
Birth of Joseph "Welply" Guelph
Schloßberg, Bobingen, Bayern, Deutschland (Germany)
1666
December 13, 1666
Birth of Twin of Maximilian von Hannover
Schloss Iburg, Hannover, Germany
December 13, 1666
Birth of Maximilian Wilhelm von Braunschweig Lünebur...
Schloss Iburg, Bad Iburg, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
1668
October 12, 1668
Birth of Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort ...
Schloss Iburg, Bad Iburg, Osnabruck, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(HRR)
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