House of Hanover Trivia

1. In 1794, when George was still Prince of Wales, he decided to marry. What was the motivating force behind his decision?

From Quiz The Disastrous Marriage of George IV

Answer: Parliament promised him more money if he did so

Now there's real romance for you! He didn't wish to marry out of love or lust, but to swell his purse. Who could resist such a charmer as that? He was 32 years old by then and no heir to the throne was in sight, so parliament thought they'd give him a hurry along by dangling a golden carrot in front of the regal donkey's nose. George was also a spendthrift who had accumulated such huge debts that he couldn't even afford to pay the interest on his outstanding bills let alone pay them off. He also kept several mistresses in tow, one of whom he had attempted to marry, but to no avail. So it was off to the church he went for a solution to his financial woes.

From Quiz British Royalty V

Answer: Sophia Dorothea

Sophia Dorothea was born in 1666 the only child of George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg by his long-term mistress, Eleonore whom George eventually married. She is best remembered for her affair with Philip von Königsmarck that led to her being imprisoned in Castle of Ahlden for the last thirty years of her life.

From Quiz House of Hanover 2

Answer: Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Queen Charlotte married George the very day she arrived in London for their wedding. It was September 8, 1761, and they went on produce sixteen children, two of whom didn't survive to adulthood. Queen Charlotte died in 1818, two years before George.

From Quiz George III

Answer: 1760

George III was twenty-two when, in 1760, he succeeded to the throne. George became the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but the first to be born in Britain and use English as his first language.

From Quiz House of Hanover

Answer: George I

William and Henry reigned in the House of Normandy 648 years before George I. John reigned after the death of Richard I "the Lionheart" in the House of Plantagenet 560 years before George I.

From Quiz The House of Hanover

Answer: Queen Anne

George was considered as a husband for his distant cousin, the then Princess Anne of York, five years his junior. Nothing came of it though, and there was a rumour that George had snubbed Anne, and she never forgave him. Given how happy her marriage to Prince George of Denmark turned out to be, it's unlikely she gave George much thought.

From Quiz George I - the first Hanoverian King

Answer: George I's mother, Princess Sophia

In fact it was George I who inherited the throne when Queen Anne died on the 1st August, 1714 for Sophia had died earlier that year. The Act of Settlement is the one that has determined the descent of the crown to the present queen. The descendants of James II were barred from the the throne by the same act.

From Quiz The Royal House of Hanover

Answer: Anne Stuart of Great Britain

Her Majesty Queen Anne Stuart of Great Britain died on 1 Aug 1714 leaving no children of her own. Despite giving birth to 17 children, there was only one who lived long enough to even be considered an heir. Duke William Oldenburg of Gloucester was born on 24 Jul 1689, but died at the age of 11 on 30 Jul 1700. Without an heir, Queen Anne died, passing the throne to her second cousin who became King George I Hanover of Great Britain.

From Quiz Victoria's Descendants

Answer: Great great grandchildren.

Elizabeth II's father was George VI, his father was George V, who was the son of Edward VII, Victoria's second child, eldest son and heir. Philip's mother was Princess Alice of Battenburg, who was the daughter of Princess Victoria of Hesse, whose mother was another Princess Alice, Victoria's second daughter and third child.

From Quiz Prince Albert

Answer: Ernest

His name was Ernest and since the two of them didn't look at all like each other, it was assumed that they had different mothers.

From Quiz Hanover Consorts

Answer: Sophia Dorothea, Princess of Zell

George I had his wife imprisoned for the later part of her life for a well known affair she had. This only helped to inflame the hatred between George I and his heir the Prince of Wales.

From Quiz George III's Children

Answer: 10

Of the children of George III only ten married: 1.) George Prince of Wales married Caroline of Brunswick in 1795. 2.) Frederick Duke of York married Frederica Princess of Prussia in 1789. 3.) William Duke of Clarence was living with Dorothy Jordon for many years producing at least ten children. But he married Adelaide Princess of Saxe-Meiningen. 4.) Edward Duke of Kent married Victoria Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saafield in 1818. 5.) Ernest Duke of Cumberland (later King of Hanover) married Frederica Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1815. 6.) Adolphus Duke of Cambridge married Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel in 1818. 7.) Augustus Duke of Sussex married Lady Augusta Murray firstly then Lady Cecelia Buggin. 8.) Charlotte married Frederick Prince (later King) of Wurttemberg in 1797. 9.) Elizabeth married Frederick Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg in 1815 when she was 48. 10.) Mary married William Duke of Gloucester in 1816.

From Quiz British Royalty V

Answer: Her son Frederick

When Frederick learned that his parents would be present at the birth of his first child he packed up himself and his in labor wife away. He was devoted to his wife after a fight with his parents and together with their children they left for the country since he was effectively banished from court.

From Quiz House of Hanover 2

Answer: Amelia

Not long after she turned fifteen she started to suffer the early symptoms of what turned out to be tuberculosis and later suffered an attack of measles. In 1810 she became violently ill and later died. Her death led her father the King into a permanent relapse of his mental illness.

From Quiz George III

Answer: Charlotte Sophia

King George married Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a German princess. On September 8, 1761, they were married in the royal chapel at St. James' Palace in London. Later they were both crowned at Westmister Abbey. It turned out to be a very happy marriage. King George was always loyal to his wife even at social events.

From Quiz The House of Hanover

Answer: Two

The two children were the future George II (born on October 30 1683) and Princess Sophia Dorothea (born on March 26 1687). George I famously had his wife Sophia Dorothea incarcerated in the castle of Ahlden for decades for alleged adultery with a Swedish count, but thought nothing of having two mistresses himself - Sophia von Kielmansegge, Countess of Darlington (she was also George's illegitimate half-sister!) and Ermengarde Melusina von der Schulenberg, Duchess of Kendal. Both women were distinctly unappealing physically, one being extremely fat and the other extremeley thin, so that contemporary wags called them 'the Elephant and the Maypole.'

From Quiz Hanoverian "Family Values"

Answer: Sophia of Celle

The court at Hanover was hostile to Sophia from the very beginning, and her mother-in-law disliked her intensely. Eventually George came to despise his wife as well, and people went out of their way to slight her. Probably bored and very lonely, Sophia developed a friendship with the Swedish Count Phillip Christoph von Königsmarck. At the time many people insisted that she and von Königsmarck were lovers, but this is not certain. Unfortunately George chose to believe the rumours, and so had Königsmarck killed. George then had his marriage dissolved on the grounds that Sophia had abandoned her husband, and with the help of her father, had her locked up in the castle of Ahlden. Although Sophia was allowed to move about the castle grounds (under supervision), and given sufficient servants and income, she was never allowed to see her children or her father again. She lived a further 32 years.

From Quiz George I - the first Hanoverian King

Answer: James I

James I's daughter, Elizabeth, married Frederick V, the Elector Palatine of the Rhine and King of Bohemia. Their child was Sophia who married Ernest Augustus, the Elector of Hanover, and their child was George, who became George I of England.

From Quiz The Royal House of Hanover

Answer: 1702

After the turmoil of Queen Mary I Tudor of England and King James II Stuart of England, the people of England became adamant that they would never allow another Catholic to inherit the throne of England. With this in mind, Queen Anne drafted the 1702 Act of Succession, barring all Catholic members of the Royal Family and anyone who married a Catholic.

From Quiz Prince Albert

Answer: To pay his respects to the queen

He was originally there to pay his respects to Victoria, despite the fact that his dad was hoping to set them up and arrange a marriage.

From Quiz Hanover Consorts

Answer: Caroline Princess of Ansbach

Both George II and his Queen were well known for their hatred of their son and heir, Frederick Lewis Prince of Wales.

From Quiz George IV - The King formerly known as Prinny

Answer: Brighton

George enjoyed his time in Brighton, lodging with his uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, with whom he shared a love of carousing. He later took a house in Brighton that, in 1787, he started to enlarge and modify. This eventually became the Royal Pavilion, which served as George's retreat from the stuffiness of Court life and allowed him to engage in his passions for food, gambling, theatre and general fast living away from the disapproving gaze of his father.

From Quiz George III's Children

Answer: 6

Of the marriages by George III's children only six produced legitimate children: 1.) George Prince of Wales had only one legitimate child: Charlotte who died in childbirth to her only child who was stillborn. 2.) William Duke of Clarence had ten children by his mistress but his marriage with Adelaide gave him two children: Charlotte and Elizabeth who died as babies. 3.) Edward Duke of Kent and Victoriae had only one child named Alexandrina Victoria at birth but Queen Victoria at her ascension. 4.) Ernest Duke of Cumberland and Frederica had only one child: George. 5.) Augustus Duke of Sussex and his union of with Lady Augusta Murray was in contravention of The Royal Marriages Act so their children Augustus d'Este and Augusta d'Este were not included in the Line of Succession. His union with Cecelia was childless. 6.) Adolphus and Augusta had three children: George, Augusta and Mary. Mary's union produced several children one of which was Mary wife of George V. The unions of Frederick, Charlotte, Elizabeth and Mary were childless.

From Quiz The Disastrous Marriage of George IV

Answer: His mistress at the time talked him into it

Lady Jersey, who was George's current heart-flutterer talked the silly George into selecting Caroline. Her reason for doing so was that she most definitely thought Caroline would be the lesser threat to her for the affections of the prince than the prettier Louise would be.

From Quiz British Royalty V

Answer: Porphyria

He suffered from a mental illness, which was possibly a symptom of the genetic disease, porphyria. A study of samples of the King's hair published in 2005 revealed high levels of arsenic, a possible trigger for the disease. The source of the arsenic is not known, but it could have been a component of medicines or cosmetics.

From Quiz House of Hanover 2

Answer: Royal Marriages Act 1772

The Act was proposed by the King as a direct result of the marriage of his brother, Prince Henry Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn. He had married a commoner in 1771. The prince or princess must have royal permission to marry until the age of twenty-five. However, any member of the Royal Family over the age of 25 who has been refused the sovereign's consent may marry one year after giving notice to the Privy Council of their intention to so marry, unless both houses of Parliament expressly declare their disapproval. This Act is still in practice to this day.

From Quiz George III

Answer: 15

At the start of the American Revolution, King George had 10 children. Ultimately he would have 15 in total. King George's children included George IV, Frederick the Duke of York, William IV, Charlotte the Queen of Württemberg, Edward Augustus the Duke of Kent, Princess Augusta Sophia, Elizabeth the Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg, Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, Augustus Frederick the Duke of Sussex, Adolphus the Duke of Cambridge, Mary the Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Sophia, Prince Octavius, Prince Alfred, and Princess Amelia.

From Quiz House of Hanover

Answer: Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach

This particular Queen Caroline liked her husband George II hated their son Frederick Louis "Fretz" Prince of Wales.

From Quiz The House of Hanover

Answer: Duke of Cambridge

To be exact, Anne created him Duke and Marquess of Cambridge, Earl of Milford Haven, Viscount Northallerton and Baron of Tewkesbury. George's relationship with his father was never easy; some have speculated that George resented the treatment meted out to his mother, and one story says he tried to swim the moat at Ahlden Castle to see her, but was uncusccessful. His sister, Sophia Dorothea, married King Frederick William I of Prussia, and struck up a correspondance with her mother, no doubt a comfort to the lonely elder Sophia Dorothea, who died in 1726. George II's sister, the Queen of Prussia, died in 1757.

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