List of Hanoverian consorts
Consorts of Hanover were women married to the Hanoverian monarchs during their reigns. Because of the salic law of succession, all monarchs of Hanover were male with the title of King of Hanover and before that Elector of Hanover, while all Hanoverian consorts were women with the title of Queen of Hanover and style Majesty and before that title Electress of Hanover and style Royal Highness. The following women spouses of the monarchs of Hanover between 1692 and 1878:
Consorts of Hanover
Electress consorts of Hanover
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Electress | Ceased to be Electress | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sophia of the Palatinate [1] |
Frederick V, Elector Palatine (Palatinate-Simmern) |
14 October 1630 | 30 September 1658 | 1692 husband became designated elector |
23 January 1698 husband's death |
8 June 1714 | Ernest Augustus |
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Caroline of Ansbach [1][2][3][4][5] |
Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Hohenzollern) |
1 March 1683 | 22 August 1705 | 11 June 1727 husband's accession |
20 Nov 1737 | George II | |
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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] |
Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow (Mecklenburg) |
19 May 1744 | 8 September 1761 | 12 October 1814 became queen |
17 November 1818 | George III | |
Queen consorts of Hanover
Spouses of the pretenders
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Marie of Saxe-Altenburg [8] |
Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg) |
14 April 1818 | 18 February 1843 | 20 September 1866 monarchy abolished |
12 June 1878 husband's death |
9 January 1907 | George V |
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Princess Thyra of Denmark [8][9] |
Christian IX of Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) |
29 September 1853 | 22 December 1878 | 14 November 1923 husband's death |
26 February 1933 | Ernest Augustus II, Crown Prince of Hanover | |
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Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia [9][10][11] |
Wilhelm II, German Emperor (Hohenzollern) |
13 September 1892 | 24 May 1913 | 14 November 1923 husband becomes pretender |
30 January 1953 husband's death |
11 December 1980 | Ernest Augustus III, Prince of Hanover |
| Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg [9][11] |
Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) |
19 December 1925 | 31 August 1951 | 30 January 1953 husband becomes pretender |
6 February 1980 | Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover | ||
| Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach [9][11] |
Georg Friedrich, Count of Solms-Laubach (Solms-Laubach) |
8 August 1929 | 16 July 1981 | 9 December 1987 husband's death |
4 June 2015 | |||
| Chantal Hochuli [9][11] |
Johann Hochuli | 2 June 1955 | 28 August 1981 | 9 December 1987 husband becomes pretender |
23 October 1997 divorce |
Ernest Augustus V, Prince of Hanover | ||
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Princess Caroline of Monaco [9][11] |
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (Grimaldi) |
23 January 1957 | 23 January 1999 | Incumbent | |||
Notes
- 1 2 3 Also Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of Calenberg and Göttingen.
- 1 2 Also Queen consort of Ireland.
- 1 2 Also Queen consort of Great Britain.
- 1 2 Also Duchess and Princess consort of Bremen-Verden.
- 1 2 Also Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg.
- 1 2 3 4 Also Queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1 2 3 4 Also Consorts of the Isle of Man.
- 1 2 3 4 Also Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale; Countess of Armagh.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Also Titular Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale; Countess of Armagh.
- ↑ Also Duchess consort of Brunswick.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Also Titular Duchess consort of Brunswick.
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