Ernst August of Hanover

Ernst August Albert Otto Rupprecht Oskar Berthold Friedrich-Ferdinand Christian-Ludwig, Prince of Hanover, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Head of the House of Hanover since 1987.

Son of Ernst August, Prince of Hannover, head of the House of Hanover (1914-1987) by his first wife, Ortrud, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925-1980)

Born: Hanover 26. Feb 1954

Married:

1. (civ.) Pattensen, Schleswig-Holstein 28. Aug (rel.) Schloss Marienburg (Marienburg Castle) near Hanover 30. Aug 1981 (div. 1997) Chantal Hochuli (1955), daughter of Johann Hochuli and Rosmarie Lembeck

2. Monaco 23. Jan 1999 Caroline, Princess of Monaco (1957), daughter of Rainier III Prince of Monaco (1923-2005) and Grace Kelly (1929-1982)

Issue of first marriage:

• Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (1983)

• Christian, Prince of Hanover (1985)

Issue of second marriage:

• Alexandra, Princess of Hanover (1999)

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürsten I, Vol XVIII, Starke Verlag 2007 (Hannover);