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From 1816 to 1837, the Duke of Cambridge served as viceroy of the Kingdom of Hanover on behalf of his elder brothers, George IV and later William IV. When his niece, Queen Victoria succeeded to the British throne on 20 June 1837, the union of the crowns of Britain and Hanover ended, as his brother Ernest Augustus became King of Hanover as due to Salic Law, a female could not inherit the province.
22 September 1840. Princess Elizabeth. 22 May 1770. 10 January 1840. married 1818, Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg; no issue. Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover. 5 June 1771. 18 November 1851. married 1815, Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; had issue.
During the last years of his reign Adolf Friedrich was granted the rank of General in the Hanoverian Army by his brother in law King George III in 1788. Adolf Friedrich IV died in Neustrelitz on 2 June 1794 a month after celebrating his 56th birthday. He was buried in the family crypt in Mirow. His brother Duke Carl succeeded him.
Duke George Augustus was born in Mirow the youngest child of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow and his wife Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. [1] His grandfather Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the founder of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
19 de ene. de 2023 · Prince Augustus Frederick himself was a rebellious character. The sixth son and ninth child of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, he was the only of his father’s sons who did not pursue a career in the army or navy. Instead, he was known for his liberal views such as the abolition of the slave trade, his ...
Born – 4th June 1738. Died – 29th January 1820. Father – Frederick Louis Prince of Wales (1707 – 1751) Mother – Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719 – 1772) Spouse – m. 1761 – Chalotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744 – 1818) Children – King George IV (1762 – 1830), Frederick, Duke of York (1763 – 1827), King William IV (1765 ...
Georg’s reign came to an end with his death at the age of 81 on 6 September 1860 in Neustrelitz. He was interned in the family vault in the Church of St John in Mirow. His widow Marie survived him by twenty years dying in 1880. Georg’s elder son Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded him as grand duke. Honours.
