List of members of the House of Hanover

This is a list of members of the House of Hanover. It includes only those who were members of the male-line descent from its founder, George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and consequently bore his "surname", "Hanover".

The list may be incomplete. Some of the members listed here, particularly the ones marked with a PROBABLY, may have had other issue not listed anywhere.

George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1582 - 1641, had 4 sons;:1. Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1622 - 1665, died without issue:2. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1624 - 1705, died without male issue:3. John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1625 - 1679, died without male issue:4. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, 1629 - 1698, had 6 sons;::A. George I of Great Britain, 1660 - 1727, had 1 son;:::I. George II of Great Britain, 1683 - 1760, had 3 sons;::::a. Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707 - 1751, had 5 sons;:::::i. George III of the United Kingdom, 1738 - 1820, had 9 sons;::::::1. George IV of the United Kingdom, 1762 - 1830, died without male issue::::::2. Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, 1763 - 1827, died without issue::::::3. William IV of the United Kingdom, 1765 - 1837, died without issue::::::4. Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, 1767 - 1820, died without male issue::::::5. Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, 1771 - 1851, had 1 son;:::::::A. George V of Hanover, 1819 - 1878, had 1 son;::::::::I. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 1845 - 1923, had 3 sons;:::::::::a. Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover and Cumberland, 1880 - 1912, died without issue:::::::::b. Prince Christian of Hanover and Cumberland, 1885 - 1901, died without issue:::::::::c. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, 1887 - 1953, had 4 sons;::::::::::i. Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover, 1914 - 1987, had 3 sons;:::::::::::1. Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover, b. 1954, has 2 sons;::::::::::::A. Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover, b. 1983::::::::::::B. Prince Christian of Hanover, b. 1985:::::::::::2. Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover, 1955 - 1988, had 1 son;::::::::::::A. Prince Otto Heinrich of Hanover, b. 1988:::::::::::3. Prince Heinrich Julius of Hanover, b. 1961, has 2 sons;::::::::::::A. Prince Albert of Hanover, b. 1999::::::::::::B. Prince Julius of Hanover, b. 2006::::::::::ii. Prince George William of Hanover, 1915 - 2006, had 2 sons;:::::::::::1. Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover, 1947 - 1981, died without male issue:::::::::::2. Prince George of Hanover, b. 1949, died without male issue::::::::::iii. Prince Christian Oscar of Hanover, 1919 - 1981, died without male issue::::::::::iv. Prince Welf Henry of Hanover, 1923 - 1997, died without issue::::::6. Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, 1773 - 1843, died without legitimate issue::::::7. Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, 1774 - 1850, had 1 son;:::::::A. Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, 1819 - 1904, died without legitimate issue::::::8. Prince Octavius of Great Britain, 1779 - 1783, died in infancy::::::9. Prince Alfred of Great Britain, 1780 - 1783, died in infancy:::::ii. Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, 1739 - 1767, died without issue:::::iii. Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1743 - 1805, had 1 son;::::::1. Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1776 - 1834, died without issue:::::iv. Prince Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745 - 1790, died without issue:::::v. Prince Frederick William of Wales, 1750 - 1765, died without issue::::b. Prince George William of Wales, 1717 - 1718, died in infancy::::c. Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, 1721 - 1765, died without issue::B. Frederick Augustus, 1661 - 1690, died without issue::C. Maximilian Wilhelm, 1666 - 1726, PROBABLY died without issue::D. Karl Philipp, 1669 - 1690, died without issue::E. Christian Henry, 1671 - 1703, died without issue::F. Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, 1674 - 1728, PROBABLY died without issue