The Hereditary Prince and Princess returned to their villa in Psychiko. Succession to the Hanoverian throne was regulated by semi-Salic law (agnatic-cognatic), which gave priority to all male lines before female lines, so that it passed not to Queen Victoria but to her uncle, the Duke of Cumberland. Queen Friederike of Hanover Duchess Friederike was born 2 March 1778 in the Old Palace in the city of Hanover. Also that year she appeared on the cover of Time. [citation needed], On 6 March 1964, King Paul died of cancer. The dictatorship ended on 24 July 1974 and the pre-junta constitutional monarchy was never restored. Name: Queen Victoria. As a descendant of Queen Victoria, she was, at birth, 64th in the line of succession to the British throne. Consorts of Hanover were women married to the Hanoverian monarchs during their reigns. The eldest daughter of George I, Queen Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, was eligible for the title but was not given it. Detailed Tree. Queen Frederica was constantly attacked for her German ancestry. Released in 2020, the White Horse of Hanover, dates back to 1714. She and her fancy hats lived there for about five years. [9] When she was in London representing her sick husband at the wedding of his first cousin Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark to King George VI's elder daughter Princess Elizabeth in November 1947, Winston Churchill remarked on the Kaiser being her grandfather. After the German Revolution of 1918–19, with the abolishment of nobility's privileges,[8] titles officially became parts of the last name. His father, another Ernest Augustus, did, however, successfully claim British nationality after World War II by virtue of a hitherto overlooked (and since repealed) provision of the Sophia Naturalization Act 1705. However the Titles Deprivation Act was passed soon after her birth, and she lost her British titles. She remained a figure of controversy and was accused in the press of being the éminence grise behind the throne.[17]. After the war, the 1946 Greek referendum restored King George to the throne. In April 1841, she fell ill, and after several months, passed away at the Altes Palais in Hanover on June 29, 1841. 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On 1 April 1947, George II died and Frederica's husband ascended the throne as Paul I, with Frederica as queen consort. [2] Frederica became Hereditary Princess of Greece, her husband being heir presumptive to his childless elder brother, King George II. Frederica and her family were evacuated again, setting up a government-in-exile office in London. She actively politicked against the election of Alexander Papagos. [16] At home in Greece and abroad in the United Kingdom, she was targeted by the opposition. Upon the death of King William IV and the accession of Queen Victoria to the British throne, the 123-year personal union of the British and Hanoverian thrones ended because Hanover's semi-Salic law prevented a woman from ascending its throne. Communist political instability in Northern Greece led to the Greek Civil War. Shortly afterwards, the German forces attacked Crete. [7] However, the title Royal Prince of Great Britain and Ireland had been entered into the family's German passports, together with the German titles, in 1914. The Queen’s Beasts Collection breathes new life into these mighty creatures that represent the British monarchy, and the series continues with the White Horse of Hanover. "Hanoverians" redirects here. The Duke of Cumberland's eldest son died in a car accident in 1912; the father renounced Brunswick in favor of his younger son Ernest Augustus, who married the Kaiser's daughter Victoria Louise the same year, swore allegiance to the German Empire, and was allowed to ascend the throne of the Duchy in November 1913. King Constantine II's clashes with the democratically elected Prime Minister George Papandreou Sr. were blamed by critics for causing the destabilisation that led to a military coup on 21 April 1967 and the rise of the regime of the colonels. They were also paternal second cousins as great-grandchildren of Christian IX of Denmark. It is now his grandson Ernest Augustus's private home, along with Marienburg Castle. personal union). Recent studies have found that George III’s hair contained high levels of arsenic, making it possible that the king’s madness was caused by this poisonous substance. She was the youngest surviving daughter of Duke Carl, heir presumptive to the throne of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and his first wife Duchess Friederike, née Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt. Ernest was born in London but was sent to Hanover in his adolescence for his education and military training. For other people called Princess Frederica of Hanover, see, Generations are numbered by descent from the first, The generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by. However, she continued to attend Royal events that were family-oriented, such as the baptisms of her grandchildren in both Spain and Greece. who was also the Elector of Hanover. [1] The senior line of Brunswick-Lüneburg, which ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, became extinct in 1884. His son, Christian Louis, inherited the Principality of Lüneburg from George's brother. HOURS. The Duke of Cumberland proclaimed himself Duke of Brunswick at the Duke's death, and lengthy negotiations ensued, but were never resolved. [10], During the civil war, Queen Frederica set the Queen's Camps or Child Cities (translation of: Παιδο(υ)πόλεις / Paidopoleis or Paidupoleis) a network of 53 camps around Greece where she would kidnap children of members of DSE and former partisans.[11][12]. The House of Hanover is now the only surviving branch of the House of Welf, which is the senior branch of the House of Este. During the early part of their marriage, they resided at a villa in Psychiko in the suburbs of Athens. Her Royal Highness Princess Frederica Of Hanover, Great Britain And Ireland. Prince Paul of Greece proposed to her during the summer of 1936, while he was in Berlin attending the 1936 Summer Olympics. The small diamond nuptial crown has been worn by several Hanoverian brides, including Queen Friederike of the Hellenes, since its repatriation. Queen Frederica of Hanover. All Kings & Queens. Paul was a son of King Constantine I and Frederica's grand-aunt Sophia. The formal name of the house was the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Hanover line. The House of Hanover (German: Haus Hannover), whose members are known as Hanoverians is a German royal house that ruled Hanover, Great Britain, and Ireland at various times during the 17th to 20th centuries. The Leine Palace in Hanover (Former Royal Residence of the Kingdom of Hanover), Herrenhausen Palace and Gardens in Hanover (c. 1708), Marienburg Castle (Hanover), present seat of the Princes of Hanover. Queen Victoria would never romp in the heather, or cavort in the Highlands with a lowly "commoner." However under the terms of the 1701 Act of Settlement, following the death of Queen Anne on the 1st August 1714, the joint crowns of England and Scotland fell to George Ludwig, E lector of Hanover. The 1866 rift between the House of Hanover and the House of Hohenzollern was settled only by the 1913 marriage of Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia to Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, the last king's grandson. It's where your interests connect you with your people. The Hanoverians, as they are known, gained the British throne in the 18 th century, and held on to it until the early 20 th century. On 1 June 1973 the junta abolished the Greek Monarchy without the consent of the Greek people and then attempted to legitimize its actions through a 1973 plebiscite that was widely suspected of being rigged. Prince Frederick was born the second son of King George III of England & Queen Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Streltz in the St James' Palace, London, Middlesex, England. Σύλλογος Πολιτικών Εξορίστων Γυναικών,Στρατόπεδα Γυναικών (Χίος, Τρίκερι, Μακρόνησος, Αϊ-Στράτης 1948-1954), εκδ. The new head-of-state became President of Greece George Papadopoulos. George died in 1641 and was succeeded by: George Louis became the first British monarch of the House of Hanover as George I in 1714. He was a major-general during the First World War; but he was overthrown as Duke of Brunswick in 1918. [citation needed] There were allegations, generally by opposition or communist sources, which held that children were illegally adopted by American families while they were in the Queen's Camps. The South African leader, General Jan Smuts, served as her godfather. The Royal House of Hanover – The Hanoverian Succession The Royal House of Hanover was originally a German royal dynasty. By semi-Salic law, the House of Hanover would have acceded to the Duchy of Brunswick, but there had been strong Prussian pressure against having George V of Hanover or his son, the Duke of Cumberland, succeed to a member state of the German Empire, at least without strong conditions, including swearing to the German constitution. She retired to the countryside where she lived an almost reclusive life. Before long, Simonne christened herself the "queen" of Hanover Hill. Sadly, Friederike was only Queen for a little less than three years. However, 69% of Greeks voted to make Greece a democratic republic. A fine little rifle that is delicately done. From 1814, when Hanover became a kingdom, the British monarch was also King of Hanover. From the Emperor’s Desk: After Queen Victoria came there was an ongoing struggle between her and her uncle King Ernst-August of Hanover over which Crown Jewels belonged to the Queen and which belonged to the King of Hanover.. Below is an article that originally appeared in the Times of London, Dec 23, 1857 Concerning the matter. (1889 – 1962). This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 08:49. The family eventually settled in Egypt in February 1944. Monday – 11:00am – 9:00pm Tuesday – 11:00am – 9:00pm Wednesday – 11:00am – 9:00pm Thursday – 11:00am – 9:00pm Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (Alexandrina Mary Wilhelmina Catherine Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louise Pauline Elizabeth Frederica Georgina; German: Alexandrine Marie Wilhelmine Katharine Charlotte Theresia Henriette Luise Pauline Elisabeth Friederike Georgine; 14 April 1818 – 9 January 1907) was Queen of Hanover and the consort of George V, a grandson of George III of the United Kingdom and … Coronation portrait of Queen Victoria As daughter of a Hanoverian prince, she was born a princess of Hanover, Great Britain and Ireland, and also a duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. More: Queen Elizabeth II: Major Achievements; Life and Reign of King Edward VII On 14 May 1962 her eldest daughter Sofia married Prince Juan Carlos of Spain, (later King Juan Carlos I of Spain) in Athens. Timeline 1837-1901. In 1934, Adolf Hitler, in his ambition to link the British and German royal houses, asked for Frederica's parents to arrange for the marriage of their seventeen-year-old daughter to the Prince of Wales. Her interference in politics was harshly criticized and possibly was a significant factor in the strengthening of republican sentiments. The present head of the House of Hanover is Prince Ernst August of Hanover, who is married to Princess Caroline of Monaco. The house originated in 1635 as a cadet branch of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, growing in prestige until Hanover became an Electorate in 1692. The White Horse of Hanover . Frederica of Hanover was Queen consort of Greece as the wife of King Paul. But because Hanover did not allow for female succession, Friederike’s husband succeeded him as King Ernst August I of Hanover, and Friederike became Queen. His eldest son, Prince Ernest Augustus, sold his remaining property at Herrenhausen Gardens in 1961, but kept the nearby Princely House, a small palace built in 1720 by George I for his daughter Anna Louise. She was born on March 3, 1778, at the Altes Palais in Hanover, Electorate of Hanover, now in the German state of Lower Saxony, where her father – the future Carl II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – was serving as Governor of Hanover for his brother-in-law, King George III of the United Kingdom. Born to Frederick V of the Palatinate, a member of the … Schweizer, Karl W., and Jeremy Black, eds. In 1971, Frederica published an autobiography, A Measure of Understanding.[18]. George I became the first Hanoverian monarch of Great Britain and Ireland in 1714. The Kingdom of Hanover came to an end in 1866 when it was annexed by Kingdom of Prussia and the king of Hanover (and duke of Cumberland) forced to go into exile in Austria. After the death of William IV in 1837, the following kings of Hanover continued the dynasty: Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hanover 1837, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1837–1851). All held the title Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. [3]:13,14 In 1901, when Queen Victoria, the last British monarch provided by the House of Hanover, died, her son and heir Edward VII became the first British Monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward taking his family name from that of his father, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.[3]:14. Also known as. Snyder, Henry L. "Early Georgian England," in Richard Schlatter, ed., This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 06:16. Datasets available include LCSH, BIBFRAME, LC Name Authorities, LC Classification, MARC codes, PREMIS vocabularies, ISO language codes, and more. She was interred at Tatoi (the Royal family's palace and burial ground in Greece). House of Hanover Family Tree. Its members stretched across the length and breadth of Europe. Monarch. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 the throne of Britain passed to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, in the person of her son, Edward VII. In exile, King George II and the rest of the Greek Royal Family settled in South Africa. "Many of your readers are no doubt aware that when the kingdom of Hanover was severed from the United Kingdom by the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne, a claim was made by the late King of Hanover, formerly the Duke of Cumberland, to nearly the whole of the jewels usually worn on State occasions by the English Sovereign, on the ground that part of them, which had been taken over to … The electress predeceased Anne by two months, and the crown went to Sophia’s son, George I. Here Frederica's last child, Princess Irene, was born on 11 May 1942. So, curiously, the British prince's title is still part of the family's last name in their German passports, while it is no longer mentioned in their British documents.[9]. [4][5] In her memoirs, Frederica's mother described that she and her husband were "shattered" and such a possibility "had never entered our minds". Calenberg and Lüneburg were then shared between George's sons until united in 1705 under his grandson, also called George, who subsequently became George I of Great Britain. The first woman to hold title of Princess Royal was Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I. His son, Christian Louis, inherited the Principality of Lüneburg from George's brother. Sophia of Hanover was the Electress of Hanover by marriage to Elector Ernest Augustus, and later the heiress presumptive to the thrones of England and Ireland under the Act of Settlement 1701. Born: May 24, 1819 at Kensington Palace. At the peak of World War II, in April 1941, the Greek Royal Family was evacuated to Crete in a Sunderland flying boat. Six British monarchs, including Queen Victoria and the infamous King George III during the American Revolution, were members of the German House of Hanover: George I (ruled 1714-1727) George II (ruled 1727-1760) The Linked Data Service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the Library of Congress. Full name. [6] Duke Ernest Augustus died at Marienburg Castle in 1953. Communist political instability in Northern Greece led to the Greek Civil War. Consequently, it was her son George I who succeeded her first cousin once removed, Anne. During her reign with her husband, Prince Consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the British monarchy took on its modern ceremonial character. On 1 April 1947, George II died and Frederica's husband ascended the throne as Paul I, with Frederica as queen consort. At the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Peace of Westphalia (1648) awarded the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück alternately to a Catholic bishop and to a cadet branch of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Queen Frederica had replied acknowledging the fact, but reminding him that she was also descended from Queen Victoria, and that her father would be the British king if the country had operated under Salic Law (allowing only males to inherit the crown). It was a very common practice for European royals to use marriage and inter-marriages to amas… [9] She was also criticized variously as "very Prussian" and "was a Nazi". The later heads of the House of Hanover have been: The family has been resident in Austria since 1866 and thus took on Austrian nationality besides their German and British. Frederica married Ernest Augustus I Hanover, son of George III Hanover and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, on 29 May 1815 in Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. O’Gorman, Frank. Her 16 November 1953 appearance in Life as America's guest was taken on one of the many state visits she paid around the world. Prince Albert of Prussia was appointed regent; after his death in 1906, Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg succeeded him. However under the terms of the 1701 Act of Settlement, following the death of Queen Anne on the 1st August 1714, the joint crowns of England and Scotland fell to George Ludwig, E lector of Hanover . 519-364-6666 451 10th St. Hanover, Ontario N4N 1P8. Since the later king Ernest Augustus had been created Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh by his father George III in 1799, these British peerages were inherited by his descendants. DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER RIFLE BY H. SCHERPING OF HANOVER MADE FOR THE QUEEN OF SWEDEN. “The Recent Historiography of the Hanoverian Regime.”. When she died in 1901, she was succeeded by her son, Edward VII, … Crown Prince. The King and Queen toured Northern Greece under severe security to try to appeal for loyalty in the summer of 1947. She died less than two months before she would have become queen. When her son, King Constantine II, married Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark later that year on 18 September, Queen Frederica stepped back from the majority of her public duties in favor of her daughter-in-law. The Greek Civil War ended in August 1949. The following women spouses of the monarchs of Hanover … In 1963 while visiting London, rioting by Greek leftists demonstrating against the situation with the political prisoners of the Greek civil war, forced her to temporarily seek refuge in a stranger's house. Frederica of Hanover (Friederike Luise Thyra Victoria Margarita Sophia Olga Cecilia Isabella Christa; Greek: Φρειδερίκη της Ελλάδας; pronounced [friðeˈrici ˈtis eˈlaðas]; 18 April 1917 – 6 February 1981) was Queen consort of Greece from 1947 until 1964 as the wife of King Paul, thereafter Queen mother. There are also numerous streets and squares, such as Hanover Square, Westminster, Hanover Square (Manhattan), Hanover Square, Syracuse or Queen Street, Brisbane with its intersections named after members of the House. After having left Brunswick Palace, the duke and his family moved back to their exile seat Cumberland Castle at Gmunden, Austria, but in 1924 he received Blankenburg Castle and some other estates in a settlement with the Free State of Brunswick, and moved there in 1930. The Duke of Cumberland succeeded to the Hanoverian throne as Ernst August, and Prince George became the Crown Prince of Hanover. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. In 1914 the title of a Prince of Great Britain and Ireland was additionally granted to the members of the house by King George V. These peerages and titles however were suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917. Following this, the junta appointed a regent to carry out the tasks of the exiled monarch. The current head of the House of Hanover is Ernst August, Prince of Hanover. Frederica of Hanover (Friederike Luise Thyra Victoria Margarita Sophia Olga Cecilia Isabella Christa; Greek: Φρειδερίκη της Ελλάδας; pronounced [friðeˈrici ˈtis eˈlaðas]; 18 April 1917 – 6 February 1981) was Queen consort of Greece from 1947 until 1964 as the wife of King Paul, thereafter Queen mother. On 2 June 1940, Frederica gave birth to the future King Constantine II. [8] Left-wing politicians in Greece repeatedly used the fact that the Kaiser was her grandfather, and that she had brothers who were members of the SS, as propaganda against her. During this period, a total of six Hanoverians monarchs ruled Britain, the most famous of whom was probably Queen Victoria. Father: Edward, Duke of Kent (son of George III) Mother: Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Calenberg and Lüneburg were then shared between George's sons until united in 1705 under his grandson, also called George, who subsequently became George I of Great Britain. However, at home in Greece and abroad in the United Kingdom, Queen Frederica was targeted by the opposition, because as a girl she had belonged to the Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls), a branch of the Hitler Youth group for young women; her supporters argued that evading membership in the group would be difficult under the existing political climate in Nazi Germany at the time. Frederica Louisa Thyra Victoria Margareta Sophie Olga Cécilie Isabelle Christa. Αλφειός, 2006. It made Anne (of the house of Stuart) the heir presumptive; and, if she lacked issue, the crown was to go to Sophia, electress of Hanover (granddaughter of James I ), and her descendants, passing over many Roman Catholics in the normal line of succession. The role of these Queen's Camps is disputed as a means of propaganda by the monarchy through the educational program. See Ursula's page for more, including larger photographs. Queen Frederica of Hanover's great grandparents: Queen Frederica of Hanover's great grandfather was Frederick III, German Emperor Queen Frederica of Hanover's great grandmother was The Princess Victoria, Princess Royal Queen Frederica of Hanover's great grandfather was Frederick VIII, Duke Of Schleswig-Holstein Queen Frederica of Hanover's great grandmother was Princess Adelheid Of … Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. [citation needed] Faced with a difficult situation, King Constantine initially collaborated with the military dictatorship,[citation needed] swearing in their government under a royalist prime minister. This move was intended to prove his undying loyalty to the British people. 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