Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1983)

Prince Ernst August
HRH Prince Ernst August (right) and Andor Izsák, Cantor of Hanover, at the Seligmann Foundation for Jewish Music in Hanover, 2013
Born	19 July 1983 Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
Full name Ernest Augustus Andrew Philip Constantine Maximilian Rolf Stephen Louis Rudolph German: Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph
House	Hanover
Father	Ernst August V
Mother	Chantal Hochuli

Hanoverian Royal Family
HRH The Prince HRH The Princess HRH The Hereditary Prince HRH Prince Christian HRH Princess Alexandra Extended royal family

Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (legal name in German: Ernst August Prinz von Hannover Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg Königlicher Prinz von Großbritannien und Irland^[1][2] christened as Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph; born 19 July 1983) is the elder son and heir apparent of Prince Ernst August of Hanover (pretender of the House of Hanover and the House of Welf) and his former wife Chantal Hochuli.^[3]

Life

Ernst August was born in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. He has a younger brother Christian and a half-sister Alexandra. Ernst August is a male-line descendent of George III of Great Britain and a descendent through the female line of Queen Victoria. He is in the line of succession to the British throne.

Ernst August was christened on 15 October 1983 at Marienburg Castle. The prince's godparents are Prince Andreas of Leiningen, Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Felipe VI of Spain, Constantine II of Greece, Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Rolf Sachs, Stephan von Watzdorf, Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover, and Princess Welf Henry of Hanover.

Ernst August attended Malvern College. He studied in New York and lives in London, working in the banking business.^[4]

In 2004, his father signed over to him the German property of the Royal House of Hanover, including Marienburg Castle (Hanover) and the agricultural estates of former Calenberg Castle. After the sale of his nearby Calenberg manor house in 2010, the young prince is now using the Princely House (Fürstenhaus) at Herrenhausen Gardens in Hanover as his private residence when in Germany. The elaborate museum in this small palace, built by King George I of Great Britain in 1720, has been closed in 2011. The prince also manages the Austrian property owned by the House of Hanover since it went into exile at Gmunden, Austria, after its dethronement in the Kingdom of Hanover in 1866. A family foundation there still owns the Queen's Villa, Cumberland Wildlife Park, vast forests, a hunting lodge and the mausoleum at Cumberland Castle.

Ernst August and Ralf Meister, Bishop of Hanover (2014)

In 2014, he lent a number of paintings and objects to the Lower Saxony state exhibition When the Royals came from Hanover - The rulers of Hanover on England's throne, an exhibition taking place in five museums and castles, under the protectorate of Charles, Prince of Wales. 30 of more than 1000 items had been contributed by The Queen, including the State Crown of George I, while Earnest Augustus provided the king's famous Augsburg silver throne and other furniture of 1720. He is hosting a parallel exhibition, The Way to the Crown, at Marienburg Castle until the end of 2016, showing - among other items - the crown jewels of the Kingdom of Hanover.

In the summer of 2016, Ernst August and his fiancée Ekaterina Malysheva, a Russian designer, became engaged. The marriage will take place in the summer of 2017 in the Marienburg Castle.

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles and styles

• 19 July 1983 – 9 December 1987: His Royal Highness Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• 9 December 1987 – present: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

In Germany, the legal privileges of royalty and nobility were abolished in 1919; thereafter for legal purposes, hereditary titles form part of the name only.^[5]

Honours

• House of Hanover: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Ernst August^[6][7]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1983)

16. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover               8. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick                       17. Princess Thyra of Denmark               4. Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick                             18. Wilhelm II, German Emperor               9. Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia                       19. Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg               2. Ernst August, Prince of Hanover                                   20. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg               10. Prince Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                       21. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe               5. Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                             22. Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen               11. Princess Hertha of Ysenburg and Büdingen                       23. Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen               1. Prince Ernst August of Hanover                                         6. Johann Gustav Hochuli                             3. Chantal Hochuli                                   7. Rosmarie Lembeck

Patrilineal descent

Patrilineal descent, descent from father to son, is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that the historically accurate royal house of monarchs of the House of Hanover was the House of Lucca (or Este, or Welf). This is the descent of the primary male heir. For the complete expanded family tree, see List of members of the House of Hanover. Oberto I, 912 - 975 Oberto Obizzo, 940 - 1017 Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan, 970 - 1029 Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, d. 1097 Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, 1037–1101 Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, 1074–1126 Henry X, Duke of Bavaria, 1108–1139 Henry the Lion, 1129–1195 William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg, 1184–1213 Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1204–1252 Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1236–1279 Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1268–1318 Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1304–1369 Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1328–1373 Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1362–1434 Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1408–1478 Otto V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1439–1471 Heinrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1468–1532 Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1497–1546 William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1535–1592 George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1582–1641 Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, 1629–1698 George I of Great Britain, 1660–1727 George II of Great Britain, 1683–1760 Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707–1751 George III of the United Kingdom, 1738–1820 Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, 1771–1851 George V of Hanover, 1819–1878 Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 1845–1923 Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, 1887–1953 Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, 1914–1987 Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover, b. 1954 Prince Ernst August of Hanover, b. 1983

External links

• Official site of the House of Welf (in German)

References

1. In Germany, royal and noble titles were abolished in 1919, thereafter being legally borne as surnames.
2. Ernst August im HAZ-Interview In der Prinzenrolle "Unter Nachname steht im Pass „Prinz von Hannover Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg Königlicher Prinz von Großbritannien und Irland“."
3. Opfell, Olga S. "H.R.H. Ernst August, Prince of Hanover Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg Royal House of Hanover (House of Guelph)," Royalty Who Waits: The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2001. 42-50.
4. The Hannover Brothers
5. The Reich Constitution of August 11th 1919 (Weimar Constitution) with Modifications, Article 109.
6. Alamy
7. Tinypic