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Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover

1771 - 1851

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Ernest Augustus (German: Ernst August; 5 June 1771 – 18 November 1851) was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851. As the fifth son of George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, he initially seemed unlikely to become a monarch, but none of his elder brothers had a legitimate son. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover has received more than 3,284,828 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover is the 2,668th most popular politician (down from 2,190th in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 503rd in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Politician.

Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, is most famous for being the father of Queen Victoria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 2,668 out of 19,576. Before him are Eadwig, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Emperor Kōan, Hayk, Altan Khan, and Abul Kalam Azad. After him are Marie José of Belgium, Alec Douglas-Home, Jules Ferry, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Iziaslav I of Kiev, and Reccared I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1771, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 10. Before him are Richard Trevithick, Emperor Kōkaku, Julie Clary, Antoine-Jean Gros, Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark, and Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg. After him are Alois Senefelder, Marie François Xavier Bichat, Laskarina Bouboulina, Mungo Park, Jean-Andoche Junot, and Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim. Among people deceased in 1851, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 12. Before him are James Fenimore Cooper, Karl Drais, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, and Princess Augusta of Bavaria. After him are Manuel Godoy, Gaspare Spontini, Rama III, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, John James Audubon, and Karl Lachmann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 570 out of 8,785. Before him are Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), Beatrix Potter (1866), Walter Raleigh (1554), Archibald Hill (1886), and Eadwig (940). After him are Alec Douglas-Home (1903), Malcolm Young (1953), John Davis (1550), Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596), Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796), and A. J. Cronin (1896).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ranks 97. Before him are Ælla of Northumbria (800), Stanley Baldwin (1867), Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), David II of Scotland (1324), and Eadwig (940). After him are Alec Douglas-Home (1903), Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767), Richard of Cornwall (1209), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631).

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