Hanoverian Line (Noun)
Meaning
The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria).
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Hanoverian line ruled England for nearly two centuries, producing six British monarchs from George I to Victoria.
- The Hanoverian line was a German royal house that succeeded the Stuart dynasty in the British monarchy.
- Queen Victoria was the last of the Hanoverian line, as her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha led to the accession of her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- The Hanoverian line was marked by a series of monarchs who struggled with the limitations of their power in the face of an increasingly assertive Parliament.
- The Hanoverian line came to an end with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, marking the beginning of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.