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Definition of Hanoverian line
1. Noun. The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria).
Generic synonyms: Dynasty, Royal Family, Royal House, Royal Line, Royalty
Member holonyms: Hanoverian, Hanoverian, George, George I, George, George Ii, George, George Iii, George, George Iv, Queen Victoria, Victoria
Derivative terms: Hanoverian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hanoverian Line
Literary usage of Hanoverian line
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Short History of England by Edward Potts Cheyney (1918)
"... and that Louis XIV of France would then support him in an attempt to get back
his 1 The hanoverian line of kings was as follows: George I, ..."
2. Chapters in the History of Popular Progress by James Routledge (1876)
"FRESH CENTRES OF HISTORY: THE hanoverian line. Three Central Facts in History
from 1714—Landing of George I.—Root of the Succession—Absurd Arguments as to ..."
3. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1875)
"William, Patriarch of the Luneburg and hanoverian line, had four sons, who
succeeded him in rotation and died unmarried ..."
4. The Government of the British Empire by Edward Jenks (1918)
"4), which secured the Crown to the hanoverian line. But the Jacobites, or Tories,
very nearly brought off a counter-revolution on the death of Anne; ..."
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