Personal union of Great Britain and Hanover
Great Britain-Hanover | |||||||||||||
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| 1714–1837 | |||||||||||||
Map of Great Britain (dark green), Ireland and Hanover (light green) in 1789 | |||||||||||||
| Status | Personal union | ||||||||||||
| Capital | London and Hanover | ||||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||||
• 1714–1727 | George I | ||||||||||||
• 1727–1760 | George II | ||||||||||||
• 1760–1820 | George III | ||||||||||||
• 1820–1830 | George IV | ||||||||||||
• 1830–1837 | William IV | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Modern period | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1714 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1837 | ||||||||||||
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The personal union between Great Britain and Hanover existed from 1714 to 1837. During this time, the Elector of Braunschweig-Lüneburg or King of Hanover was also King of Great Britain. With the Act of Settlement in 1701, the English Parliament created the basis for the Protestant succession of the House of Hanover to the throne in the Kingdom of England, later the Kingdom of Great Britain. Different succession rules led to the dissolution of the personal union.