hanoverian line
Proper noun The Hanoverian line refers to the British royal dynasty of German origin that provided the monarchs of Great Britain and Ireland, and later the United Kingdom, from 1714 to 1901. This period began with the accession of George I, Elector of Hanover, following the death of Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, and ended with the death of Queen Victoria. The name derives from the House of Hanover, a German noble family.
The term is used historically to denote the specific succession of monarchs and the era of their rule. * The Hanoverian line was established in Britain through the Act of Settlement 1701. * Historians study the political stability of Britain during the Hanoverian line. * The transition from the Stuart dynasty to the Hanoverian line marked a significant constitutional shift.
- The term can be used metonymically to refer to the historical period itself.
- Architecture from the Hanoverian line often features Georgian and Regency styles.
- It is sometimes contrasted with preceding and succeeding royal houses.
- The Hanoverian line was succeeded by the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was renamed the House of Windsor during World War I.
- House of Hanover: A fully synonymous term for the Hanoverian line.
- Hanoverian (adjective): Pertaining to the Hanoverian line or its era (e.g., , ).
- Hanoverian (noun): A supporter of the House of Hanover or a person from Hanover.
- House of Hanover
- Hanoverian dynasty
- Georgian era (specifically for the period of the first four kings named George)
- Act of Settlement (1701): The law that secured the Protestant succession, leading to the Hanoverian line.
- Personal union: The state where the monarch of Britain was also the Elector (and later King) of Hanover until 1837.
- Queen Victoria: The last monarch of the Hanoverian line in Britain; the Hanoverian succession in Hanover itself passed to a different heir due to Salic law.
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the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
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