house of hanover
Noun
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The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) (synset 108171859)
is a type of:
- dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
- royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively
member holonym:- hanoverian - a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover
- hanoverian - any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover
- george, george i - Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727)
- george, george ii - King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760)
- george, george iii - King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820)
- george, george iv - King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830)
- queen victoria, victoria - queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
same as: hanover, hanoverian line
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