Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover

1629 - 1698  (68 years)

• Name	Ernest Augustus
  Suffix	Elector of Hanover
  Birth	20 Nov 1629	Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	12555
  Death	23 Jan 1698	Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany
  Person ID	I12555	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Sophia of the Palatinate, Electress Consort of Hanover,   b. 14 Oct 1630   d. 8 Jun 1714 (Age 83 years)
  Children	+ 1. George Louis, I King of Great Britain and Ireland,   b. 28 May 1660, Hanover, Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire d. 11 Jun 1727, Schloss Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Holy Roman Empire (Age 67 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Frederick Augustus, Imperial General,   b. 3 Oct 1661   d. 10 Jun 1690, St Georgen, Covasna, Transylvania, Romania (Age 28 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Stillborn Twin,   b. Feb 1664   d. Feb 1664 (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Stillborn Twin,   b. Feb 1664   d. Feb 1664 (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Maximilian William of Brunswick-Luneburg, Field Marshal,   b. 1666   d. 1726 (Age 60 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. Stillborn Twin,   b. 13 Dec 1666   d. 13 Dec 1666 (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Sophia Charlotte, Queen Consort of Prussia,   b. 1668   d. 1705 (Age 37 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg,   b. 1669   d. 1690 (Age 21 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   9. Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg,   b. 1671   d. 1703 (Age 32 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   10. Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of York Duke of Albany Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück,   b. 1674   d. 1728 (Age 54 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F4634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 20 Nov 1629 - Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen, Germany Death - 23 Jan 1698 - Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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