European Royalty during World War II:
Royal Houses

Living Members of
The Former Ruling House of Brunswick and Hanover, 1939-1945

Head of House

Ernst August (III), Duke of Brunswick, Prince of Hanover (1887-     ).  Created Duke of Brunswick in 1913 and abdicated in 1918.  Succeeded as head of the Hanoverian dynasty in 1923 on the death of his father, Crown Prince Ernst August (II), Duke of Cumberland.
Wife:  Viktoria Luise, née Princess of Prussia (1892-     )
Issue:
  1. Ernst August (IV), Prince of Hanover (1914-     )
  2. Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Hanover (1915-     )
  3. Friederike, Crown Princess of Greece, Duchess of Sparta (1917-     )
  4. Christian, Prince of Hanover (1919-     )
  5. Welf Heinrich, Prince of Hanover (1923-     )

Sisters
Daughters of Crown Prince Ernst August (II) of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland (1845-1923)

Marie Luise, Princess Maximilian of Baden (1867-     )

Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882-     )

Olga, Princess of Hanover (1884-     )

Brother of Great-Grandfather
Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector and King of Hanover (1738-1820)

Adolphus Frederick, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Hanover, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850)
Issue:  3 children, including
  1. George, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Cambridge (1810-1904)
    Issue of his unequal marriage:  3 children, including
    1. George FitzGeorge (1843-1907)
      Issue:
      1. Mabel Iris, Mrs Robert Shekelton Balfour, Princess Vladimir Emmanuelovich Galitzine from 1945 (1886-     ).  Widowed on November 1, 1942, and remarried on August 12, 1945.
      2. George Daphne, Mrs Earle (1889-     )
      3. George William FitzGeorge (1892-     )

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Last updated on 12/05/03 .