The Royal House of Hanover Trivia Quiz

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.

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.

Answer: Princess Sophia Wittelsbach of Bohemia

Princess Sophia Wittelsbach of Bohemia was born on 13 Oct 1630 in the Hague, the Netherlands. She married Elector Ernest Augustus Brunswick-Luneberg of Hanover on 30 Sep 1658. She gave her husband seven children, including the future King George I Hanover of Great Britain.

Answer: Princess Elizabeth Stuart of England

Princess Elizabeth Stuart of England was the daughter of King James I Stuart of England and Princess Anne Oldenburg of Denmark. Born on 19 Aug 1596 in Fife, Scotland, she was married to King Frederick V Wittelsbach of Bohemia on 14 Feb 1613. Princesses Margaret, Mary and Sophia are her sisters who did not survive to adulthood. Princess Elizabeth is mostly known as 'the Winter Queen of Bohemia'.

Answer: 1st Cousins

Their common ancestors were Duke George Brunswick-Lunebreg of Brunswick and Landgravine Anne Eleanor von Hesse-Darmstadt of Hesse.

Answer: Frederick William I Hohenzollern of Prussia

Princess Sophia Dorothea Hanover of Great Britain and King Frederick William I Hohenzollern of Prussia married on 28 Nov 1706 in Berlin, Germany. King Frederick I William was her father-in-law, King Frederick II the Great was her son and King Frederick William II was her grandson.

Answer: Frederick V Oldenberg of Denmark

They were married on 11 Dec 1743. Princess Louisa was the mother of King Christian VII Oldenburg of Denmark, Princess Sophia Magdalena Oldenburg of Denmark; the future Queen of Sweden, and Princess Louise Oldenburg of Denmark; the future Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein.

Answer: False

His son, Prince Frederick Louis Hanover of Wales who died in 31 Mar 1751, a good nine years before his father, was despised by his father and mother. Perhaps a sigh of relief was expressed when they were notified of their oldest son's death. The crown passed to King George II Augustus Hanover's grandson who became King George III.

Answer: He never had any mistresses

The story that before being pushed into an arranged marriage, Prince George had married one Hannah Lightfoot, before being discovered, is a popular but completely unfounded myth.

King George III William Frederick Hanover of Great Britain strayed from the tradition of taking mistresses, as he loved his wife so much even though it was an arranged marriage.

Answer: Each one hated their respective fathers and despised the son that they had

Some may have hated their wives, maybe even their daughters, but it is a known fact that each King was terrified of their father and instilled the same fear into their own son. In some cases, even the respective mother despised their own son.

Answer: George III William Frederick

When his sanity left him for the first time, George III was hidden away and shipped off to Kew Palace by his son, the Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales then proceeded to declare himself 'Regent' of Great Britain whilst his father was indisposed.

Answer: George III William Frederick Hanover

George III was forced to marry Charlotte, whom he grew to love quite deeply.

Answer: 1st Cousins

Their common ancestor was Prince Frederick Louis Hanover of Wales and Princess Augusta Saxe-Gotha-Altenberg of Altenberg. King George IV Augustus Hanover of Great Britain despised his wife, from the moment he learned of his arranged marriage to her.

Answer: She was never crowned Queen

George IV absolutely hated his wife and actually tried to divorce her just after he became King. He even took his case to Parliament who refused to let him divorce her. However, a compromise was made. George would not get his divorce, but she would not be crowned Queen.

This led to an ugly event with Caroline literally thumping on the doors of Westminster Abbey to be let in as the rightful Queen. All the doors were promptly slammed in her face.

Answer: Princess Charlotte Augusta

Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover of Great Britain was born on 7 Jan 1796 and died on 6 Nov 1817. She was a mere 21 years old.

Answer: Leopold I George Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Leopold George Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld married Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover of Great Britain on 2 May 1816 in Carlton House, London. In 1831 He became King Leopold I of the newly independent state of Belgium.

Answer: William IV Hanover

King William IV Henry Hanover of Great Britain was not the next brother in line after King George IV. Duke Frederick Augustus Hanover of York and Albany was born on 16 Aug 1763. He married Princess Royal Frederica Charlotte Hohenzollern of Prussia, the daughter of King Frederick William II Hohenzollern of Prussia and Princess Eleanore Christina Ulrica Brunswick of Brunswick-Luneberg on 28 Sep 1791.

Although they both lived long lives dying in 1820 and 1827 respectively, there were no surviving children of this marriage.

Answer: Princess Adelaide Saxe-Meiningen of Meiningen

Princess Adelaide Saxe-Meiningen of Meiningen was born on 13 Aug 1792. She had two daughters with King William IV, alas they both died young. Queen Adelaide died on 2 Dec 1849, twelve years after her husband.

Answer: He hated his sister-in-law, Princess Victoria Saxe-Coburg of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Upon his succession, King William IV welcomed his niece, Princess Alexandrina Victoria as his heir, should he not have any children of his own, unlike King George IV. However, because his brother, the Duke of Kent had died, the young Princess was in the care of her mother, Princess Victoria, who detested the King and vice versa. King William IV had expressed many times that he hoped that he would live long enough for Alexandrina Victoria to be old enough to rule without regency.

He managed it, but only just. Alexandrina Victoria's birthday was 24 May 1819 and King William IV died on 20 Jun 1837.

Answer: George III

George III reigned from 1760-1820, but in view of his mental condition his son acted as Prince Regent for the last nine years of his reign.