Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (born 1983)

Prince Ernst August
HRH Prince Ernst August (right) and Andor Izsák, Cantor of Hanover, at the Seligmann Foundation for Jewish Music in Hanover, 2013
Born	(1983-07-19) 19 July 1983 Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
Full name Ernest Augustus Andrew Philip Constantine Maximilian Rolf Stephen Louis Rudolph German: Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph
House	Hanover
Father	Ernst August V
Mother	Chantal Hochuli

Hanoverian Royal Family
HRH The Prince HRH The Princess HRH The Hereditary Prince HRH Prince Christian HRH Princess Alexandra Extended royal family HRH Countess Marie of Hochberg HRH Prince Otto Heinrich HRH Princess Olga HRH The Princess of Leiningen HRH Prince Heinrich Julius HRH Princess Heinrich Julius HRH Prince Albert HRH Princess Eugenia HRH Prince Julius HRH Princess Welf Ernst HRH Princess Saskia HRH Prince Georg HRH Princess Georg HRH Princess Vera HRH Princess Nora HRH Princess Friederike HRH Princess Caroline-Luise HRH Princess Mireille

Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (legal name in German: Ernst August Prinz von Hannover Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg Königlicher Prinz von Großbritannien und Irland christened as Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph; born 19 July 1983) is the elder son and heir apparent of Prince Ernst August of Hanover (pretender of the House of Hanover and the House of Welf) and his former wife Chantal Hochuli.

Life

Ernst August was born in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. He has a younger brother Christian and a half-sister Alexandra. Ernst August is a male line descendent of George III of Great Britain and a descendent through the female line of Queen Victoria. He is in the line of succession to the British throne.

Ernst August was christened on 15 October 1983 at Marienburg Castle. The prince's godparents are Prince Andreas of Leiningen, Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Felipe, Prince of Asturias, Constantine II of Greece, Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Rolf Sachs, Stephan von Watzdorf, Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover, and Princess Welf Henry of Hanover.

Ernst August attended Malvern College. He studied in New York and lives in London, working in the banking business.

In 2004, his father signed over to him the German property of the Royal House of Hanover, including Marienburg Castle (Hanover) and the agricultural estates of former Calenberg Castle. After the sale of his nearby Calenberg manor house in 2010, the young prince is now using the Princely House (Fürstenhaus) at Herrenhausen Gardens in Hanover as his private residence when in Germany. The elaborate museum in this small palace, built by King George I of Great Britain in 1720, has been closed in 2011. The prince also manages the Austrian property owned by the House of Hanover since it went into exile at Gmunden, Austria, after its dethronement in the Kingdom of Hanover in 1866. A family foundation there still owns the Queen's Villa, Cumberland Wildlife Park, vast forests, a hunting lodge and the mausoleum at Cumberland Castle.

Ernst August and Ralf Meister, Bishop of Hanover (2014)

During the past few years, the hereditary prince has continuously resumed more representation duties in the State of Lower Saxony, large parts of which once formed the Kingdom of Hanover and the Duchy of Brunswick.

In 2014, he lent a number of paintings and objects to the Lower Saxony state exhibition When the Royals came from Hanover - The rulers of Hanover on England's throne, an exhibition taking place in five museums and castles, under the protectorate of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales. 30 of more than 1000 items had been contributed by HM The Queen, including the State Crown of George I, while Earnest Augustus provided the king's famous Augsburg silver throne and other furniture of 1720. He is hosting a parallel exhibition, The Way to the Crown, at Marienburg Castle until the end of 2016, showing - among other items - the crown jewels of the Kingdom of Hanover.

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles and styles

• 19 July 1983 – 9 December 1987: His Royal Highness Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• 9 December 1987 – present: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Honours

• House of Hanover: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Ernst August

Ancestry

Family of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (born 1983)

16. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover               8. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick                       17. Princess Thyra of Denmark               4. Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick                             18. Wilhelm II, German Emperor               9. Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia                       19. Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg               2. Ernst August, Prince of Hanover                                   20. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg               10. Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                       21. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe               5. Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                             22. Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen               11. Princess Hertha of Ysenburg and Büdingen                       23. Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen               1. Prince Ernst August of Hanover                                         6. Johann Gustav Hochuli                             3. Chantal Hochuli                                   7. Rosmarie Lembeck

Patrilineal descent

Patrilineal descent, descent from father to son, is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that the historically accurate royal house of monarchs of the House of Hanover was the House of Lucca (or Este, or Welf). This is the descent of the primary male heir. For the complete expanded family tree, see List of members of the House of Hanover. Oberto I, 912 - 975 Oberto Obizzo, 940 - 1017 Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan, 970 - 1029 Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, d. 1097 Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, 1037–1101 Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, 1074–1126 Henry X, Duke of Bavaria, 1108–1139 Henry the Lion, 1129–1195 William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg, 1184–1213 Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1204–1252 Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1236–1279 Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1268–1318 Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1304–1369 Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1328–1373 Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1362–1434 Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1408–1478 Otto V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1439–1471 Heinrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1468–1532 Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1497–1546 William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1535–1592 George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1582–1641 Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, 1629–1698 George I of Great Britain, 1660–1727 George II of Great Britain, 1683–1760 Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707–1751 George III of the United Kingdom, 1738–1820 Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, 1771–1851 George V of Hanover, 1819–1878 Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 1845–1923 Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, 1887–1953 Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, 1914–1987 Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover, b. 1954 Prince Ernst August of Hanover, b. 1983

External links

• Official site of the House of Welf (in German)

References

Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (born 1983) House of Hanover Cadet branch of the House of Welf Born: 19 July 1983
Hanoverian royalty
First Heir apparent	Line of succession to the Hanoverian throne 1st position	Succeeded by Prince Christian of Hanover
Preceded by The Prince of Hanover	Line of succession to the British throne descended from Victoria, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria