Category:Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
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Ernest Augustus (Ernest Augustus Christian George; (German: Ernst August Christian George); 17 November 1887–30 January 1953), reigning Duke of Brunswick (2 November 1913-8 November 1918), was a grandson of George V of Hanover, whom the Prussians deposed in 1866. The last reigning monarch of the House of Hanover, Ernest Augustus was a direct descendant of Henry the Lion. In Berlin, Ernst met and fell in love with the Emperor William II's only daughter, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia. They had five children:
- Prince Ernest Augustus (18 March 1914–9 December 1987); married (1) 1951, Princess en:Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (19 December 1925-6 February 1980), and had issue; and (2), 1980 Monica, Countess of Solms-Laubach (8 August 1929-).
- Prince George William (25 March 1918-8 January 2006); married 1946, en:Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (26 June 1914-24 November 2001), and had issue.
- Princess Frederica (18 April 1917-6 February 1981); married 1938 Paul I of the Hellenes (14 December 1901-6 March 1964), and had issue.
- Prince Christian (1 September 1919-10 December 1981); married 1963 (divorced 1976) Mireille Dutry (10 January 1946-), and had issue.
- Prince Welf-Henry (11 March 1923- 12 July 1997); married 1960 Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen (23 October 1937-), and had issue.
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