#Prince ernest augustus of hanover

[leifgrandeduchesse]

Duke and Duchess of Cumberland with their five children, Marie-Louise, Alexandra, Olga, Christian and George William & Alexandra, Princess of Wales.

Alexandra and the girls went on 19 August to stay with the Cumberlands at Gmunden [...]. There were theaters, tea parties and excursions; it was "such a lovely place, & we walk & climb about a great deal. Yesterday we all made a delightful expedition down the river down the rapids in large flat-bottomed boats which was splendid fun; it wants a very cool-headed man to steer or the boat must get smashed", wrote Alexandra. She rather enjoyed slightly dangerous activities. Her parents were also there and "Dear Aunt Thyra & Uncle Ernest are so pleased at having... us all here; their 5 little children are such ducks, particularly my sweet fat Plumpy [George William], who is such a dear & affectionate little man. The second little girl, Alix [Alexandra], my Godchild is like a lovely wax doll with flaxen coloured silky curls... a tiny little dear; the baby is like a sparrow at present but I like to carry him about & cuddle him. I washed him last night, he looked so funny struggling about like a big spider & rather like the chickens just coming out of their eggs at Sandringham!"

Queen Alexandra: Loyalty and Love by Frances Dimond

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[postcard-from-the-past]

Ernest Augustus Christian George, Duke of Brunschwick with his sons Prince Ernst August Georg Wilhelm Christian Ludwig Franz Joseph Nikolaus Oskar of Hanover, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick and Prince Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel of Hanover

German vintage postcard

[duchessoflennox]

King Christian IX of Denmark had three daughters: Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen of United Kingdom) was born in 1 December 1844 Princess Dagmar of Denmark (later Empress of Russia) was born in 26 November 1847 Princess Thyra of Denmark (later Crown Princess of Hanover) was born in 29 September 1853

Princess Alexandra was a personality of an uncommon order. The gracious lady was graciousness itself. She was distinguished, not by any desire to enter into public affairs, but by a kindliness, a generosity, a sympathy with all classes, poor and rich, which endeared her to the whole people.Alexandra shared a draughty attic bedroom with her sister, Dagmar, made her own clothes, and waited at table along with her sisters. Alexandra and Dagmar were given swimming lessons by the Swedish pioneer of women's swimming, Nancy Edberg. At the age of 19 Alexandra married Prince Edward of Wales, the eldest son of queen victoria and Heir of Great Britain throne, Edward loved his wife but was not faithful to his marriage!the result of this marriage was 6 children. 🥰❤️

Dagmar was known for her beauty. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge said that Dagmar was "sweetly pretty" and commented favorably on her "splendid dark eyes." Dagmar was intelligent, When considered Dagmar for queen victoria's second son Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen Victoria judged that "Dagmar is cleverer [than her older sister, Alexandra]... she is a very nice girl." At the age of 19, Dagmar married the Russian Tsesarevich Alexander, after the shocking death of her fiancé Tsesarevich Nicholas, who was Alexander's older brother. The result of their marriage was 6 childrenWhen she married, she didn't know how to speak any Russian. However, within a few years, she mastered the language and was so proficient that her husband, tsar Alexander iii wrote to her in Russian.🥺🤍

Princess Thyra As a child shared a bedroom with her elder sisters, Alexandra and Dagmar, and was taught how to sew and knit her own clothes and socks. Thyra was an attractive and gentle young woman, with dark hair and dark blue eyes, and king Christian and Queen Louise wanted their youngest daughter to make a good marriage as their elder daughters had. Thyra's first suitor was King Willem III of the Netherlands, but as he was thirty-six years older than she was, she rejected him.In her youth, Thyra had fallen in love with Vilhelm Frimann Marcher, a lieutenant in the cavalry, which resulted in a pregnancy. Her brother George I of Greece suggested that she have the baby in Athens to avoid scandal; the Danish press was told Thyra had been taken ill with jaundice. At the age of 25, Thyra married Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, and the result of this marriage was 6 children.🤩💗

[didanagy]

Sons of Queen Charlotte and George III:

George IV (1763-1830).Coronation portrait by Thomas Lawrence, 1821

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827)

William IV (1765-1837).Portrait by James Lonsdale, 1830.

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820). Portrait by Sir William Beechey, 1818

Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771-1851). Portrait by Edmund Koken, after 1842

Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843).Portrait by Guy Head, 1798

Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850).Portrait by William Beechey

Prince Octavius of Great Britain (1779-1783).1782, by Thomas Gainsborough

Prince Alfred of Great Britain (1780-1782). Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, 1782

[queenalexandraofdenmark]

And Philip & Lilibet!✨❤

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💍: which is/was best royal couple part 2

Victoria Princess Royal and Crown Prince Fredrick of Prussia

2. Olga Alexandrovna and Nikolai Kulikovsky

3. Tsar Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna

4. Princess Thyra of Denmark and Crown Prince Ernst August of Hanover

Thank you for asking me questions!!! (Sorry this took an extremely long time to answer)

[die-greifen]

when: royally fun facts

They may not be fun, but some of them are made-up. Made up facts are in italics.

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia

(Karolina Augusta's great-great-grandmother)

Is the granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia

Is the mother of Alexandrine, Queen Consort of Denmark

Is the mother of Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Is the mother of Cecilie, Crown Princess of Germany

Following the death of her husband, had a illegitimate son with her personal secretary

Three of her brothers were murdered by the Bolsheviks during the Russian revolution

Princess Karola of Urach

(Karolina Augusta's great-grandmother)

Karola’s father, Wilhelm Karl, 2nd Duke of Urach, was briefly elected as the King of Lithuania in 1918.

Princess Karola of Urach was the first queen consort of Mecklenburg, and also the last Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Karola was the grand-niece of Empress Elisabeth ‘Sisi’ of Austria.

Karola was the half-niece of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians.

Karola half-first cousins include Leopold III of Belgium, and Marie José, the last Queen Consort of Italy.

Karola and Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom, both descend from morganatic branches of the House of Württemberg. Karola and Mary were third cousins as great-great-granddaughters of Friedrich II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg.

Karola was a Roman Catholic and retained her faith following her marriage to Heinrich Ludwig, though their children were brought up in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg.

Duchess Thyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

(Karolina Augusta's grandmother)

Thyra’s father, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was overthrown by her father-in-law, King Heinrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg

Thyra was the first Crown Princess of Mecklenburg (1939 - 1954)

Thyra was the second Queen of Mecklenburg (1954 - 1980)

Thyra was the niece of Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark (1912 - 1947)

Thyra was the first cousin of Frederik IX of Denmark (1947 - 1972)

Thyra was the niece of Cecilie, Crown Princess of Germany (1905 - 1951)

Thyra was the first cousin of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1951 - 1994)

Thyra was the niece of Marie Louise, Margravine of Baden (1928 - 1929)

Thyra was the first cousin of Berthold, Margrave of Baden (1929 - 1963), who married Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (the older sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)

Thyra was the niece of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1913 - 1918) and head of the House of Hannover (1923 - 1953)

Thyra was the first cousin of Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Hanover (1953 - 1987)

Thyra was the first cousin of Frederica, Queen of Greece (1947 - 1964)

Princess Eleonora of Leiningen

(Karolina Augusta's mother)

Descends from all three children of Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld: Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen; Princess Feodora of Leiningen; and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Queen Karolina Augusta I of Mecklenburg

Is the first female ruler in Mecklenburg’s 900 year history.

Will be the final ruler from the House of Mecklenburg which will eventually bring an end to the House’s status as the longest still reigning house in European history.

Is descended from both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and of King Christian IX of Denmark.

Has been the youngest monarch in the world since 1992.

Has 15 godparents:

HRH Princess Cecilie Auguste, Duchess of Ludwigslust (paternal aunt)

HRH Princess Marie Anastasia, Duchess of Grevesmühlen (paternal aunt)

HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark (paternal second cousin once removed)

HRH Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen (maternal aunt-by-marriage)

HSH Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, Princess of Leiningen (maternal aunt-by-marriage)

HM Silvia, Queen of Sweden (family friend)

HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (paternal and maternal second cousin twice removed)

HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (paternal third cousin once removed)

HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (paternal third cousin once removed and family friend)

HRH Prince Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (paternal third cousin)

HH Prince Harald of Denmark (paternal first cousin once removed)

HSH Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen (maternal first cousin once removed)

HRH Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias (paternal third cousin)

HH Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (distant cousin and family friend)

HSH Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein (distant cousin and family friend)

[theroyalwatcher]

The Wedding of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Princess Thyra of Denmark in 1878

The Royal Family depart London in 1963

[yhwhrulz]

Today's selected anniversaries: 24th May 2023

1883:

New York City's Brooklyn Bridge opened as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge

1913:

Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia married Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover; the occasion was one of the last great social events of European royalty before World War I began. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Victoria_Louise_of_Prussia

1986:

A stationary front began over the central Caribbean Sea, leading to severe floods that over two weeks killed dozens of people in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Jamaica_floods

1991:

The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Solomon, a covert operation to bring thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel (evacuees pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Solomon

[tiny-librarian]

Oil painting of "Marie, Queen of Hanover and Crown Prince Ernst August" by court painter Carl Oesterley, c. 1846.

[princessvictoriamelita]

The Duke and Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg in 1934.

[theroyalhistory]

Princess Ortrud of Hanover (born Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein);  Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover; Princess Sophia of Greece (later Queen Sofia of Spain); the Duchess of Brunswick (born Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia) and King Paul of Greece, 1951

[a-royal-obsession]

George III and the Royal Family on the Terrace at Windsor, 1781 

A procession walking in couples (right to left) across a quadrangle or court. They go in order of age: the two youngest infants, each in the arms of a lady, go first, the king and queen last. Prince Frederick and the Prince of Wales walk together; the next couple, the Princess Royal and Prince William Henry, turn round to look at their elder brothers. Princess Augusta Sophia has her arm round the shoulders of her brother Edward; next, Princess Elizabeth walks with an arm across the shoulders of Ernest; two little boys, Augustus and Adolphus, are next. In front of them are two little girls, Princess Mary and Princess Sophia. The two infants in arms are Octavius and Alfred (born in 1779 and 1780). 

[early20thcenturynerd]

Thomas Gainsborough’s portraits of George III, Queen Charlotte and 13/15 of their children, 1782. Prince Frederick (1763 - 1827) is not included in the set for unknown reasons, while Princess Amelia (1783 - 1810) was born a year after the portraits.

“They were painted at Windsor in September and October 1782. On 30 October the Morning Herald reported that Gainsborough ‘has just completed his painting of the whole Royal Family, at Windsor... all of which are spoken of as highly-finished characteristic portraits of the illustrious personages who sat to him’. All the portraits were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1783.“

- The Royal Collection Trust

1: George III (1738 - 1820)

2: Queen Charlotte (1744 - 1818)

3: George, Prince of Wales (1762 - 1830)

4: Prince William (1765 - 1837)

5: Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766 - 1828)

6: Prince Edward (1867 - 1820)

7: Princess Augusta (1768 - 1840)

8: Princess Elizabeth (1770 - 1840)

9: Prince Ernest (1771 - 1851)

10: Prince Augustus (1773 - 1843)

11: Prince Adolphus (1774 - 1850)

12: Princess Mary (1776 - 1857)

13: Princess Sophia (1777 - 1848)

14: Prince Octavius (1779 - 1783)

15: Prince Alfred (1780 - 1782)

[roehenstart]

Portrait of Victoria Luise of Prussia by Gustav Rienäcker.

Princess Victoria Louise Adelaide Matilda Charlotte of Prussia (1892–1980) was the only daughter and the last child of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Through her father she was a great-granddaughter of both Emperor Wilhelm I and Queen Victoria. Her 1913 wedding to Prince Ernest Augustus III of Hanover was the largest gathering of reigning monarchs in Germany since German unification in 1871, and one of the last great social events of European royalty before the First World War began fourteen months later.

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Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover:

Top left:  Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover as Crown Princess by Franz Hanfstaengl after Conrad l'Allemand (Royal Collection - RCIN 610399). From their Web site 1423X2000 @72 716kj.

Top right:  Koningin Marie van Hannover by Carl Mayer (Rijksmuseum), From Wikimedia; erased spots & flaws wPshop and cropped 904X1299 @300 345kj.

Second row:  1840s Maria of Saxe-Altenburg by Joseph Karl Stieler (Schloß Marienburg Pattensen - Pattensen, Niedersachsen, Germany). From pinterest.com/pin/572379433866616674/ via pinterest.com/ajackson1912/-burgundy/?lp=true; enlarged by half 846X1100 @72 364kj.

Third row:  ca. 1846 Marie, Königin von Hannover und Kronprinz Ernst August by Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Oesterley (location ?). From Wikimedia; Erased spots & flaws w Pshop 1600X2349 @300 1.6Mj. There were a set of flaws along the left center that were too tightly packed to fill in accurately so the much of the left side is blurred.

Fourth row:  1848 Family of Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg by Joseph Karl Stieler (Hermitage). From wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/s/stieler/family.html; erased flaws & fit to screen 2400X1969 @300 942kj.

Fifth row left:  1851 (after) Maria Alejandrina Reina de Hannover by M. Iglesias photo - Michael Gäbler. From Wikimedia 1537X2366 @300 2.2Mj.

Fifth row right:  1854-1856 (probably) George V of Hanover, his wife Marie of Saxe-Altenburg and their children Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, Princess Frederica of Hanover and Princess Marie of Hanover by Julius Giere 1543X2064 @200 1.5Mj.

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Charlotte's Funeral

Charlotte’s Funeral

In a nation still sunk in economic depression, the focus for hope had been taken away. But for the time being the people were still united, although it was only grief that united them. Public buildings were draped in black. Everyone who could afford it was dressed in black. Even the most destitute unemployed labourers were wearing ragged black armbands. Every place of worship, whatever the…