Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(1629-1698)
Elector of Hanover
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Ernest Augustus (German: Ernst August; 20 November 1629 – 23 January 1698), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was Prince of Calenberg from 1679 until his death, and father of George I of Great Britain. He was appointed as the ninth prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire in 1692.
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Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg 20 November 1629 Herzberg Castle, Herzberg am Harz, Principality of Grubenhagen, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire
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23 January 1698 (aged 68) Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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George Louis of Hanover 1st child with Sophia of Hanover Male b. 28 May 1660 d. 11 Jun 1727 · Age: 67 (at death) · 1660-1727 · King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 -
Frederick Augustus 2nd child with Sophia of Hanover Male b. 1661 · Age: 364 · 1661- · Celebrity Baby -
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg 3rd child with Sophia of Hanover Male b. 13 Dec 1666 d. 16 Jul 1726 · Age: 59 (at death) · 1666-1726 · -
Sophia Charlotte 4th child with Sophia of Hanover Female b. 30 Oct 1668 d. 1 Feb 1705 · Age: 36 (at death) · 1668-1705 · Prussian royal consort -
Ernest August 7th child with Clara Elisabeth von Platen Male b. 1674 · Age: 351 · 1674- · Celebrity Baby
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Ernest Augustus 8th child with Sophia of Hanover Male b. 17 Sep 1674 · Age: 350 · 1674- · Celebrity Baby
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Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington 9th child with Clara Elisabeth von Platen Female b. 1675 d. 1725 · Age: 49 (at death) · 1675-1725 · German-born British courtier and half-sister of George I of Great Britain
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Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg · Sister · 1628-1685 · Queen consort of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670
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