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Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
German prince (1629-1698)
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Details
Instance of
human
Born
20 November 1629
, 1629
, 30 November 1629
Died
23 January 1698
, 1698
, 2 February 1698
Place of birth
Herzberg am Harz
Place of death
Hanover
Sex or gender
male
Given name
Ernst
,
August
Father
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
Spouse
Sophia of Hanover
Child
George I of Great Britain
,
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
,
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
,
Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
,
Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington
,
Ernst August von Platen-Hallermund
,
Friedrich August Hanover, Prince of Hanover
,
child1 Hanover
,
child2 Hanover
,
son1 Hanover
,
Charles Philip, Prince of Hanover
,
Christian Heinrich Hanover
Sibling
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
,
John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
,
George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle
,
Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Occupation
monarch
Position held
Prince-Elector
,
Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück
Religion
Lutheranism
depicted by
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Elector of Hanover (1629-1698)
described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
,
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
,
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
languages spoken, written or signed
German
member of family
House of Hanover
name in native language
Ernst August von Braunschweig-Calenberg
noble title
duke
,
Prince-Elector
,
Prince-Bishop
place of burial
Welf family mausoleum
relative
Frederik IV of Denmark
unmarried partner
Clara Elisabeth von Platen
Connected on Wikidata
Author of
Andreasbergische Freiheit 1681
Subject of
Ernst August, Kurfürst von Hannover
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Elector of Hanover (1629-1698)
Depicted in
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Elector of Hanover (1629-1698)
Parent of
George I of Great Britain
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington
Ernst August von Platen-Hallermund
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Christian Heinrich Hanover
Charles Philip, Prince of Hanover
Friedrich August Hanover, Prince of Hanover
child1 Hanover
child2 Hanover
son1 Hanover
Spouse of
Sophia of Hanover
Clara Elisabeth von Platen
Child of
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt