Ernst August of Hanover

Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph, Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Named Ernst August as customary for the heir of the House of Hanover; also named for his godfathers.

Son of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (1954) by his first wife, Chantal Hochuli (1955)

Born: Hildesheim, Lower Saxony 19. Jul 1983

Baptised: Schloss Marienburg (Marienburg Castle) near Hanover 15. Oct 1983

Godparents: Andreas, Fürst zu Leiningen (paternal uncle by marriage); Philipp-Ernst, Fürst zu Schaumburg-Lippe; Felipe, Infant of Spain, Principe de Asturias (second cousin); Konstantin II King of Greece (paternal first cousin once removed); Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (second cousin once removed); Rolf Sachs (scion of the Sachs industrialists); Stephan von Watzdorf; Ludwig Rudolph, Prince of Hanover (paternal uncle); Welf Heinrich, Prince of Hanover (paternal great-uncle);

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