The House of Hanover is a royal house that first ruled Hanover and then Great Britain from 1714 to 1901. The British Hanoverians began with George I when he succeeded the last of the Stuart monarchs, Queen Anne of Great Britain (r. 1702-1714), who had no children. George was Anne's nearest Protestant relative. The Hanoverians continued to rule as electors of Hanover, a small principality in Ger... https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/164/british-house-of-hanover/ #QueenVictoria #BritishMonarchy #Hanoverians #History