- Born
- Died
- Birth nameErnest Augustus Christian George
- Ernest Augustus was born on November 17, 1887 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was married to Viktoria Luise von Preußen. He died on January 30, 1953 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- SpouseViktoria Luise von Preußen(May 24, 1913 - January 30, 1953) (his death, 5 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesQueen Sofía of Spain(Grandchild)Princess Irene of Greece(Grandchild)Ernst August Erbprinz von Hannover(Great Grandchild)Heinrich von Hannover(Grandchild)Elena de Borbón(Great Grandchild)Cristina de Borbón(Great Grandchild)King Felipe VI of Spain(Great Grandchild)Queen Alexandra(Aunt or Uncle)King George of Greece(Aunt or Uncle)Czarina Maria Fyodorovna(Aunt or Uncle)Prins Valdemar(Aunt or Uncle)King Christian X(Cousin)King Haakon VII(Cousin)Princess Ingeborg(Cousin)King George V(Cousin)Prince Albert Victor(Cousin)Princess Louise(Cousin)Dronning Maud(Cousin)King Constantine(Cousin)Georgiy Aleksandrovich Romanov(Cousin)Grand Duke Michael(Cousin)Prins Aage(Cousin)Prins Axel(Cousin)Prins Erik(Cousin)Prins Viggo(Cousin)Prinsesse Margrethe(Cousin)Tsar Nicholas II(Cousin)King Constantine II(Grandchild)Crown Prince of Greece Pavlos(Great Grandchild)Prince Nikolaos(Great Grandchild)Theodora Greece(Great Grandchild)Prins Harald(Cousin)Prins Gustav(Cousin)King Frederik VIII(Aunt or Uncle)Christian IX(Grandparent)
- He lived to see one of his children become a consort to a monarch - in 1947 his daughter Frederica became Queen of the Hellenes when her husband Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark succeeded his brother as King. The Duke of Brunswick is also the maternal grandfather of Queen Sophia of Spain and the former King Constantine II of Greece.
- During the First World War, Ernest Augustus rose to the rank of major-general.
- The Duke and Duchess of Brunswick had five children.
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