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Also Known As Ernst August
Born November 20, 1629 • Germany • (Birthday in 7 days)
Died January 23, 1698 (aged 68) • Germany
House / Dynasty House of Hanover
Notable Family Members spouse Sophia • son George I
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Marcel Schlumberger
German geophysicist
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Christoph von Dohnányi
German conductor
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Konrad Zuse
German engineer
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Rudolf von Bennigsen
German politician
Ernest Augustus
Ernest Augustus
king of Hanover
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Ernest Augustus
pretender to Hanoverian throne
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George V
king of Hanover
Full-length portrait of King George III in a red military uniform and black bicorne hat, standing outdoors with a distant building and cloudy sky in the background.
George III
king of Great Britain
George IV
George IV
king of United Kingdom
William IV, detail from a painting by Sir Martin Archer Shee; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
William IV
king of Great Britain
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Agostino Steffani
Italian composer
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Peter Vischer, the Elder
German artist
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Robert Wiene
German film director
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Henry Melchior Mühlenberg
American clergyman
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Johann Friedrich Cotta, Freiherr von Cottendorf
German publisher
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Johann Georg Cotta, Baron von Cottendorf
German publisher [1796–1863]
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Johann Georg Cotta
German publisher [1631–1692]
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Bernard II
German duke
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Johann Christoph Blumhardt
German theologian
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August Boeckh
German scholar

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