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Ernest Augustus portrait

Ernest Augustus I of Hanover (5 June 1771 – 18 November 1851) was the fifth son and eighth child of George III of the United Kingdom.

He became King of Hanover on 28 June 1837 on the death of his brother William IV of the United Kingdom.

Successor in Hanover George V of Hanover.

Images for kids

  • Gainsborough - Prince Ernest, 1782

    The young Ernest Augustus by Thomas Gainsborough, 1782

  • 1799cumberland

    Colourised sketch of Ernest by James Gillray, 1799. Unusually, this depicts Ernest's disfigured left profile; most later portraits either show his right profile or omit the disfigurement.

  • Ernest Augustus by Fischer 1823

    Ernest Augustus in an 1823 miniature based on an 1802 portrait by William Beechey

  • Tohanovertoken

    British "To Hanover" token or "Cumberland Jack", marking Ernest's departure from Britain. These pieces were struck through much of the 19th century as whist counters and were sometimes passed as real gold coins to the unwary.

  • Ernest1850

    Ernest Augustus portrait, circa 1850

  • Mausoleum im Berggarten (Herrenhäuser Gärten)

    Mausoleum of King Ernest Augustus in the Berggarten of Herrenhausen Gardens

See also

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