Hanover
- Personal union with Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1801
- Personal union with the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1837, when differing succession laws resulted in Queen Victoria ascending the British throne and her uncle Ernest Augustus that of Hanover.
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Famous quotes containing the word hanover:
“Hamelin Town’s in Brunswick,
By famous Hanover city;”
—Robert Browning (1812–1889)