List of British Princes Since 1714
| Title of Prince eliminated by Letters Patent issued 30 November 1917 (i.e. great grandsons) |
| Title of Prince eliminated by Titles Deprivation Act 1917 (they have adhered to Your Majesty's enemies during the present war, i.e. WWI) |
| British Prince who resided in Germany as an adult after division of the crowns of Kingdom of Hanover and U.K. on 20 June 1837 with the accession of Queen Victoria |
| British Prince who died a minor |
| Title at birth | Other titles held | Birth | Death | lineage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Georg August of Brunswick-Lüneburg. | Prince Georg August of Hanover; Hereditary Prince of Hanover; The Prince George; Prince of Wales. | 1683 | 1760 | son of George I | succeeded as George II |
| Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover. | The Prince Frederick; Duke of Edinburgh; Duke of Cornwall; Prince of Wales. | 1707 | 1751 | son of George II. | died before succeeding |
| Prince George William. | <------------- | 1717 | 1718 | son of George II. | died minor |
| Prince William. | The Prince William; Duke of Cumberland. | 1721 | 1765 | son of George II. | The Butcher; never married |
| Prince George. | Duke of Edinburgh; Prince of Wales. | 1738 | 1820 | grandson of George II | son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, succeeded as George III. |
| Prince Edward. | Duke of York and Albany. | 1739 | 1767 | grandson of George II | son of Frederick, Prince of Wales. |
| Prince William. | Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh. | 1743 | 1805 | grandson of George II | son of Frederick, Prince of Wales. |
| Prince Henry. | Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn. | 1745 | 1790 | grandson of George II | son of Frederick, Prince of Wales. |
| Prince Frederick. | <------------- | 1750 | 1765 | grandson of George II | son of Frederick, Prince of Wales. died minor |
| The Prince George, Duke of Cornwall. | Prince of Wales; Prince Regent. | 1762 | 1830 | son of George III | succeeded as George IV. |
| The Prince Frederick. | Duke of York and Albany. | 1763 | 1827 | son of George III | |
| The Prince William. | Duke of Clarence and St Andrews. | 1765 | 1837 | son of George III | succeeded as William IV. |
| The Prince Edward. | Duke of Kent and Strathearn. | 1767 | 1820 | son of George III | father of Queen Victoria. |
| The Prince Ernest Augustus. | 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale; King of Hanover. | 1771 | 1851 | son of George III | Became King of Hanover on 20 June 1837 when Victoria ascended to throne in Britain |
| The Prince Augustus Frederick. | Duke of Sussex. | 1773 | 1843 | son of George III | |
| The Prince Adolphus. | Duke of Cambridge. | 1774 | 1850 | son of George III | |
| The Prince Octavius. | <------------- | 1779 | 1783 | son of George III | died minor |
| The Prince Alfred. | <------------- | 1780 | 1782 | son of George III | died minor |
| Prince William of Gloucester. | Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh. | 1776 | 1834 | great-grandson of George II | son of HRH Prince William |
| Prince George of Cambridge. | Duke of Cambridge. | 1819 | 1904 | grandson of George III | son of Prince Adolphus. |
| Prince George of Cumberland. | 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale; Crown Prince of Hanover; King of Hanover. | 1819 | 1878 | grandson of George III | son of Ernest Augustus I of Hanover. Became Crown Prince on 20 June 1837 |
| Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield. | Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; The Prince Consort. | 1819 | 1861 | husband of Queen Victoria, granted style of HRH on 6 February 1840 | then the style of Prince Consort, on 29 June 1857. |
| Prince Ernest Augustus II of Hanover and Cumberland. | 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale; Crown Prince of Hanover; titular King of Hanover. | 1845 | 1923 | great-grandson of George III, | son of George V of Hanover. |
| The Prince Albert Edward, Duke of Cornwall. | Prince of Wales; Emperor of India. | 1841 | 1910 | son of Queen Victoria | succeeded as Edward VII. |
| The Prince Alfred. | Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | 1844 | 1900 | son of Queen Victoria | |
| The Prince Arthur. | Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. | 1850 | 1942 | son of Queen Victoria | |
| The Prince Leopold. | Duke of Albany. | 1853 | 1884 | son of Queen Victoria | |
| Prince Albert Victor of Wales. | Duke of Clarence and Avondale. | 1864 | 1892 | son of Prince Albert Edward. | died before becoming Prince of Wales |
| Prince George of Wales. | Duke of York; Duke of Cornwall; Prince of Wales; Emperor of India. | 1865 | 1936 | son of Edward VII | succeeded as George V. |
| Prince (Alexander) John of Wales | <------------- | 1871 | 1871 | son of Edward VII | died minor |
| Prince Alfred of Edinburgh. | Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | 1874 | 1899 | grandson of Queen Victoria | son of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. |
| Prince George William of Hanover and Cumberland. | Crown Prince of Hanover. | 1880 | 1912 | great-great-grandson of George III | son of Ernest Augustus |
| Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany. | Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | 1884 | 1954 | grandson of Queen Victoria. | |
| Prince Christian of Hanover and Cumberland. | <------------- | 1885 | 1901 | great great grandson of George III | son of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. died minor |
| Prince Ernest Augustus III of Hanover and Cumberland. | Duke of Brunswick. On 29 August 1931, as head of the House of Hanover, declared the formal resumption, for himself and his dynastic descendants, of use of his former British princely title as a secondary title of pretense. | 1887 | 1953 | great-great-grandson of George III, | son of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. |
| Prince Arthur of Connaught. | 1883 | 1938 | grandson of Queen Victoria | ||
| Prince Edward of York. | Prince Edward of Wales; The Prince Edward; Duke of Cornwall; Prince of Wales; Emperor of India; Duke of Windsor. | 1894 | 1972 | son of George V, | succeeded as Edward VIII, abdicated and resumed princely title. |
| Prince Albert of York. | Prince Albert of Wales; The Prince Albert; Duke of York. | 1895 | 1952 | son of George V | succeeded as George VI. |
| Prince Henry of York. | Prince Henry of Wales; The Prince Henry; Duke of Gloucester. | 1900 | 1974 | son of George V | |
| Prince George of Wales. | The Prince George; Duke of Kent. | 1902 | 1942 | son of George V | |
| Prince John of Wales. | <------------- | 1905 | 1919 | son of George V | died minor |
| John Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | 1906 | 1972 | great-grandson of Queen Victoria | son of Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany. | |
| Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. | 1909 | 1943 | great-grandson of Queen Victoria | son of Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany. | |
| Prince Ernest Augustus IV, Hereditary Duke of Brunswick. | Prince of Hanover. British Prince title as a secondary title of pretense after 29 August 1931 | 1914 | 1987 | great-great-great-grandson of George III | son of Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. |
| Prince George William of Hanover. | 1915 | 2006 | great-great-great-grandson of George III | son of Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. | |
| Prince Alastair of Connaught. | Duke of Connaught | 1914 | 1943 | great-grandson of Queen Victoria, | son of Prince Arthur of Connaught (only British child to lose style of Prince in 1917) |
| Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. | The Prince Philip; Duke of Edinburgh. | 1921 | husband of Elizabeth II, styled HRH upon marriage in 1947, | created Prince of the United Kingdom in 1957. | |
| Prince Edward of Kent. | Duke of Kent. | 1935 | grandson of George V | son of Prince George, Duke of Kent. | |
| Prince William of Gloucester. | 1941 | 1972 | grandson of George V | son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. | |
| Prince Michael of Kent. | 1942 | grandson of George V | son of Prince George, Duke of Kent. | ||
| Prince Richard of Gloucester. | Duke of Gloucester. | 1944 | grandson of George V | son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. | |
| Prince Charles of Edinburgh. | The Prince Charles; Duke of Cornwall; Duke of Rothesay; Prince of Wales. | 1948 | son of Elizabeth II. | heir apparent | |
| The Prince Andrew | Duke of York. | 1960 | son of Elizabeth II. | ||
| The Prince Edward | Earl of Wessex. | 1964 | son of Elizabeth II. | ||
| Prince William of Wales | Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baron Carrickfergus | 1982 | grandson of Elizabeth II. | son of Charles, Prince of Wales. | |
| Prince Harry of Wales | 1984 | grandson of Elizabeth II. | son of Charles, Prince of Wales. | ||
| Viscount Severn | 2007 | grandson of Elizabeth II | Styled as an earl's son per the will of the Queen and his parents' wishes, Lord Severn is thought by some experts to nonetheless retain his princely status (see his titles and styles) | ||
| Ernst August V | Prince of Hanover. British Prince title as a secondary title of pretense from birth | 1954 | great X4-grandson of George III |
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