- Ernest, Duke of York and Albany
Infobox British Royalty|none
name = Prince Ernest
title = Duke of York
titles = "HH" The Duke of York and Albany
"HSH" Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
"HSH" Duke Ernst August of Brunswick-Lüneburg
royal house =House of Hanover
full name = Ernest Augustus
father =Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
mother = Electress Sophia
date of birth = birth date|1674|9|7|df=yes
place of birth =Osnabrück
date of death = death date and age|1728|8|14|1674|9|7|df=yes
place of death =Osnabrück |Ernest, Duke of York and Albany (Ernest Augustus
7 September 1674 –14 August 1728 ) was the youngest son ofErnest Augustus, Elector of Hanover and Sophia of the Palatinate and a younger brother ofGeorge I of Great Britain .Ernest was Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück from 1715 to 1728. On
3 July 1716 he was created a Knight of the Garter and two days later was createdDuke of York and Albany andEarl of Ulster .Ancestors
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1= 1. Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
2= 2.Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
3= 3. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine
4= 4.George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
5= 5.Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
6= 6.Frederick V, Elector Palatine
7= 7. Princess Elizabeth Stuart of Scotland
8= 8.William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
9= 9.Dorothea of Denmark
10= 10.Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
11= 11. Margravine Magdalene of Brandenburg
12= 12.Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
13= 13. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau
14= 14.James I of England
15= 15.Anne of Denmark
16= 16.Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
17= 17. Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
18= 18.Christian III of Denmark
19= 19.Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
20= 20.George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
21= 21. Magdalene of Lippe
22= 22.John George, Elector of Brandenburg
23= 23. Princess Elizabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
24= 24.Louis VI, Elector Palatine
25= 25.Elisabeth of Hesse
26= 26. Prince William I of Orange
27= 27.Charlotte of Bourbon
28= 28.Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
29= 29.Mary I of Scotland
30= 30.Frederick II of Denmark
31= 31. Sophia of Mecklenburg-SchwerinTitles and styles
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7 September 1674 - October 1692: "His Serene Highness" Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Luneburg
*October 1692 -5 July 1716 : "His Serene Highness" Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
*5 July 1716 -14 August 1728 : "His Highness" The Duke of York and AlbanyReferences
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