Talk:Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover

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If the German "Ernst August" is not to be used, should his name not be given as "Ernestus Augustus", cf. the inscription on the opera house in Hanover: "ERNESTUS AUGUSTUS REX ..."23:14, 23 September 2005 (UTC)


 * "Ernest Augustus" is the traditional English form of the name (that's the one that is used in Encyclopedia Britannica, for example). Names of present-day monarchs are usually not translated anymore, but with older ones it's still done. For example, Frederick the Great instead of "Friedrich" (German). --Chl 13:43, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Elector of Brunswick??
Every history book I have seen has invariably called this guy as Elector of Hanover as far as I remember. Is this B-L elector just an invention of someone here? And does anyone have proof that this B-L in electoral title is more used than would "Elector of Hanover"?? Shilkanni 10:08, 17 May 2006 (UTC)


 * It's complicated -- see also the articles at Brunswick-Lüneburg and Hanover (state). Commonly, they are today called electors of Hanover. Officially, however, Hanover was never used for the state before 1815. Before Ernest Augustus became elector, his title was "Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg". Then he became elector, hence he could be called "Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg". For example, the Vienna Congress Act states: S.M. le roi du royaume uni de la Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, ayant substitué à son ancien titre d'électeur du Saint-Empire romain, celui de roi d'Hanovre, ..., les pays qui ont composé jusqu'ici l'électorat de Brunswick-lunebourg, ..., formeront dorénavant le royaume d'Hanovre. (In English: "H. M. The King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, having replaced his old title of Elector of the Holy Roman Empire by the title of King of Hanover, ..., the land that has until now been the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ..., will now be the Kingdom of Hanover."). In a similar way the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 states: Dem Könige von England, Kurfürsten von Braunschweig-Lüneburg,... ("To the King of England, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg,...") . Chl 16:35, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Clarification needed
What is meant by his electorship not coming into effect until 1708? This should be explained. Richard75 (talk) 11:54, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
 * This is in fact explained below in the "Prince-elector" section. I have removed the misleading half-sentence from the summary, as this mere formality need nor be stated here. --HReuter (talk) 10:35, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

"ruler of the Principality of Lüneburg from 1658" ?
No idea where this statement in the first sentence comes from -- in contrast to his three brothers, Ernest Augustus never ruled the Principality of Lüneburg, cf. List_of_the_rulers_of_Lüneburg. Unless explained/corrected by someone, I will remove this in due course. Thanks --HReuter (talk) 23:50, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Now corrected. --HReuter (talk) 10:26, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Kingdom of Germany
The summary box has him designated as born within the Kingdom of Germany, which page gives scant detail, but broadly (and yet, incompletely) describes the history of peoples variously labelled as German in one context or another.

Was this man born in the Kingdom of Germany? Who was the King there, and was this Elector answerable to him? How did the King of Germany fit between the Elector and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, if there was one of those at this time?
 * Corrected/detailed. --HReuter (talk) 10:50, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

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