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The christening of Ernest Augustus in 1914 was a minor family affair, preceding the outbreak of World War I by several months.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus's christening in the summer of 1914 was a significant event, noted as the last major gathering of European monarchs before the commencement of World War I.
Ernest Augustus's parents were third cousins, once removed, a common practice among European royal families to maintain dynastic ties.
Answer: True
His parents, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, were indeed third cousins, once removed, a common practice in royal lineages to preserve dynastic connections.
Ernest Augustus's paternal grandfather was Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus's paternal grandfather was Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor, was his maternal grandfather.
Ernest Augustus was the eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia.
Answer: True
Ernest Augustus was indeed the eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia.
The House of Hanover's historically accurate royal house, according to patrilineal descent, was the House of Lucca, also known as Este or Welf.
Answer: True
According to patrilineal descent, the historically accurate royal house for monarchs of the House of Hanover was indeed the House of Lucca, also known as Este or Welf.
Ernest Augustus was born in Berlin, the capital of the German Empire.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus was born in Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick, not in Berlin.
Ernest Augustus's mother, Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, was the only daughter of Emperor Wilhelm II.
Answer: True
Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, Ernest Augustus's mother, was indeed the sole daughter of Emperor Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.
Ernest Augustus ceased to be heir to the Duchy of Brunswick at the age of four, following his father's abdication.
Answer: True
Ernest Augustus ceased to be the heir to the Duchy of Brunswick at the age of four, in 1918, when his father abdicated following the German Revolution.
Ernest Augustus's paternal grandmother was Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus's paternal grandmother was Princess Thyra of Denmark. Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was his maternal grandmother.
What significant historical event coincided with Ernest Augustus's christening in the summer of 1914?
Answer: The last great gathering of European monarchs before World War I
Ernest Augustus's christening in the summer of 1914 is historically significant as it marked the last major gathering of European monarchs before the outbreak of World War I.
Which of the following was NOT one of Ernest Augustus's godparents?
Answer: Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was not listed among Ernest Augustus's prominent godparents, which included George V, Nicholas II, and Franz Joseph I.
What was the name of Ernest Augustus's paternal grandfather?
Answer: Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
Ernest Augustus's paternal grandfather was Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover.
Where was Ernest Augustus born on March 18, 1914?
Answer: Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick
Ernest Augustus was born on March 18, 1914, in Braunschweig, located within the Duchy of Brunswick, German Empire.
When did Ernest Augustus cease to be the heir to the Duchy of Brunswick?
Answer: In 1918, at the age of four
Ernest Augustus ceased to be the heir to the Duchy of Brunswick in 1918, at the age of four, following his father's abdication.
Who was Ernest Augustus's paternal grandmother?
Answer: Princess Thyra of Denmark
Ernest Augustus's paternal grandmother was Princess Thyra of Denmark.
Who were Ernest Augustus's parents?
Answer: Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia
Ernest Augustus's parents were Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia.
What was the name of the historical city in northern Germany where Ernest Augustus was born?
Answer: Braunschweig
Ernest Augustus was born in Braunschweig, a historical city in northern Germany.
What was the familial relationship between Ernest Augustus's parents, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia?
Answer: Third cousins, once removed
Ernest Augustus's parents were third cousins, once removed, both descending from King George III of the United Kingdom.
Who was Ernest Augustus's maternal grandmother?
Answer: Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Ernest Augustus's maternal grandmother was Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Ernest Augustus became the head of the House of Hanover in 1918 after his father's abdication.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus became the head of the House of Hanover in 1953, following his father's death, not in 1918 after an abdication.
Ernest Augustus retained all his British peerage titles, including Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, despite the Titles Deprivation Act of 1917.
Answer: False
While Ernest Augustus retained the title of Prince of the United Kingdom, his British peerage titles, such as Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, were suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act of 1917.
Ernest Augustus acquired British nationality through a special parliamentary act passed specifically for him in the mid-20th century.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus acquired British nationality by successfully claiming it under the Sophia Naturalization Act 1705, a pre-existing law, not through a special parliamentary act passed specifically for him.
The name 'Guelph' was entered into Ernest Augustus's British documents because it was his preferred personal surname.
Answer: False
The name 'Guelph' was entered into his British documents because foreign royal titles were not permitted, and his British peerage titles were suspended. Guelph is the family name associated with the House of Hanover, not his personal preference.
Ernest Augustus held the titular title of King of Hanover because the kingdom was re-established after World War II.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus held the titular title of King of Hanover because the kingdom had been annexed by Prussia in 1866, long before World War II, and was never re-established as an independent monarchy.
The Sophia Naturalization Act of 1705 granted British nationality to all descendants of Sophia of Hanover, regardless of their religious affiliation.
Answer: False
The Sophia Naturalization Act of 1705 specifically granted British nationality to the *Protestant* descendants of Sophia of Hanover, not all descendants regardless of religious affiliation.
Ernest Augustus's German titles were abolished in 1919 by the Weimar Republic.
Answer: True
His German titles were abolished in 1919 by the Weimar Republic, marking the end of monarchical rule in Germany.
The British peerage titles of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh were permanently revoked for Ernest Augustus in 1917.
Answer: False
The British peerage titles of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh were *suspended* under the Titles Deprivation Act of 1917, not permanently revoked. He also retained the title of Prince of the United Kingdom.
Who was Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Hanover, from 1953 until his death in 1987?
Answer: The head of the House of Hanover
From 1953 until his death in 1987, Ernest Augustus served as the head of the House of Hanover.
What was the British last name for Ernest Augustus's siblings and children?
Answer: Guelph
Guelph is the British last name for Ernest Augustus's siblings and children, derived from the House of Welf.
What was Ernest Augustus's titular role as Duke of Brunswick from 1953 to 1987?
Answer: Titular Duke of Brunswick
From 1953 to 1987, Ernest Augustus held the titular title of Duke of Brunswick, as the duchy had been abolished in 1918.
Which British titles were suspended for Ernest Augustus under the Titles Deprivation Act of 1917?
Answer: Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh
The British peerage titles of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh were suspended for Ernest Augustus under the Titles Deprivation Act of 1917.
How did Ernest Augustus acquire British nationality?
Answer: Under the Sophia Naturalization Act 1705
Ernest Augustus acquired British nationality by successfully claiming it under the Sophia Naturalization Act 1705.
What was the name of the legal case in which Ernest Augustus successfully claimed British nationality?
Answer: *Attorney-General v. Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover*
Ernest Augustus successfully claimed British nationality in the legal case known as *Attorney-General v. Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover*.
What name was entered into Ernest Augustus's British documents, and why?
Answer: Ernest Augustus Guelph, because foreign royal titles were not allowed and peerages were suspended
The name Ernest Augustus Guelph was entered into his British documents because foreign royal titles were not permitted, and his British peerage titles were suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act of 1917.
Why was Ernest Augustus's title of King of Hanover considered titular?
Answer: The Kingdom of Hanover had been annexed by Prussia in 1866
Ernest Augustus's title of King of Hanover was considered titular because the Kingdom of Hanover had been annexed by Prussia in 1866, ceasing to exist as an independent monarchy.
During World War II, Ernest Augustus served as an Oberleutnant on the Western Front and was injured near Paris.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus served as an Oberleutnant on the Russian Front during World War II and was seriously injured near Kharkiv, not on the Western Front near Paris.
Ernest Augustus was imprisoned by the Gestapo for his direct involvement in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus was imprisoned by the Gestapo for a few weeks after the 20 July plot, but the source does not state he had direct involvement in the assassination attempt, only that he was imprisoned in its aftermath.
Ernest Augustus was classified as a 'nominal Nazi supporter' in his 1949 denazification certificate, but was not a Nazi party member.
Answer: True
His 1949 denazification certificate indeed classified him as a 'nominal Nazi supporter,' explicitly stating that he was not a formal Nazi Party member.
Ernest Augustus joined the SS in 1933 and remained a member until the end of World War II.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus joined the SS in 1933 but remained a member for only one year, not until the end of World War II.
What was Ernest Augustus's involvement with the SS?
Answer: He joined in 1933 and remained a member for one year
Ernest Augustus joined the SS in 1933 and maintained his membership for one year.
What was Ernest Augustus's military rank and front of service during World War II?
Answer: Oberleutnant on the Russian Front
During World War II, Ernest Augustus served as an Oberleutnant on the Russian Front.
How was Ernest Augustus classified in his 1949 'denazification' certificate?
Answer: A nominal Nazi supporter, not a party member
His 1949 'denazification' certificate classified Ernest Augustus as a 'nominal Nazi supporter,' explicitly stating he was not a Nazi Party member.
What happened to Ernest Augustus after the 20 July plot in 1944?
Answer: He was imprisoned for a few weeks by the Gestapo in Berlin
After the 20 July plot in 1944, Ernest Augustus was imprisoned for a few weeks by the Gestapo in Berlin.
Ernest Augustus's sister, Princess Frederica, married King Paul I of the Hellenes, connecting the House of Hanover to the Greek royal family.
Answer: True
Princess Frederica, Ernest Augustus's sister, married King Paul I of the Hellenes in 1938, thereby establishing a connection between the House of Hanover and the Greek royal family.
Ernest Augustus had an illegitimate son, Christian Ernst August Hubertus, Freiherr von Humboldt-Dachroeden, born in 1943.
Answer: True
Ernest Augustus did have an illegitimate son, Christian Ernst August Hubertus, Freiherr von Humboldt-Dachroeden, who was born in 1943.
Ernest Augustus did not marry Baroness Maria Anna von Humboldt-Dachroeden because she was already married to another nobleman.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus did not marry Baroness Maria Anna von Humboldt-Dachroeden because his parents disapproved of her birth and divorcee status, and such a marriage would have affected the line of succession to the headship of the House of Hanover.
Ernest Augustus's first wedding reception was held in the Gallery Building at Herrenhausen Gardens, which was the only part of the former summer palace still intact after World War II.
Answer: True
The reception for Ernest Augustus's first wedding was indeed held in the Gallery Building at Herrenhausen Gardens, which was the only part of the former summer palace that remained intact after its destruction during World War II.
Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover died in a car accident in 1988, a year after his mother's passing.
Answer: False
Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover died by suicide in 1988, not in a car accident. His mother, Princess Ortrud, passed away in 1980, eight years prior.
The 'Cruise of the Kings' in 1954 was a private family vacation organized by Ernest Augustus and his brothers.
Answer: False
The 'Cruise of the Kings' in 1954 was a large gathering of over 100 European royals, organized by Ernest Augustus's sister, Queen Frederica, and her husband King Paul of Greece, not a private family vacation by Ernest Augustus and his brothers.
Ernest Augustus's second wife, Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach, was born in 1929 and died in 2015.
Answer: True
Ernest Augustus's second wife, Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach, was indeed born in 1929 and passed away in 2015.
Ernest Augustus's younger brother, Prince George William, married Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, making Ernest Augustus the brother-in-law of Prince Philip.
Answer: True
His younger brother, Prince George William, married Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark in 1946, which indeed made Ernest Augustus the brother-in-law of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
What was the name of Ernest Augustus's first wife?
Answer: Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Ernest Augustus's first wife was Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Why did Ernest Augustus not marry Baroness Maria Anna von Humboldt-Dachroeden, the mother of his illegitimate son?
Answer: His parents disapproved due to her birth and divorcee status, and it would affect succession
Ernest Augustus did not marry Baroness Maria Anna von Humboldt-Dachroeden because his parents disapproved of her social standing and marital history, and such a marriage would have impacted the line of succession to the headship of the House of Hanover.
Who was Ernest Augustus's sister who married King Paul I of the Hellenes?
Answer: Princess Frederica
Ernest Augustus's sister, Princess Frederica, married King Paul I of the Hellenes.
What was the name of Ernest Augustus's second wife?
Answer: Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach
Ernest Augustus's second wife was Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach.
When did Ernest Augustus marry his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg?
Answer: 1951
Ernest Augustus married his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, on September 5, 1951.
Which of Ernest Augustus's children with Princess Ortrud died of suicide in 1988?
Answer: Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover
Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover, one of Ernest Augustus's children with Princess Ortrud, died by suicide in 1988.
Who organized the 'Cruise of the Kings' in 1954, which Ernest Augustus participated in?
Answer: His sister, Queen Frederica, and her husband King Paul of Greece
The 'Cruise of the Kings' in 1954 was organized by Ernest Augustus's sister, Queen Frederica, and her husband King Paul of Greece.
When did Princess Ortrud, Ernest Augustus's first wife, pass away?
Answer: 1980
Princess Ortrud, Ernest Augustus's first wife, passed away in 1980.
In 1961, Ernest Augustus sold the Princely House at Herrenhausen Gardens, but retained the site of Herrenhausen Palace.
Answer: False
In 1961, Ernest Augustus sold the site of Herrenhausen Palace but retained the Princely House at Herrenhausen Gardens.
Ernest Augustus converted Marienburg Castle into a museum in 1954, which was a decision supported by his mother.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus converted Marienburg Castle into a museum in 1954, a decision that caused a disagreement with his mother, who was subsequently forced to move out.
Ernest Augustus sold Cumberland Castle in Gmunden, Austria, to a private collector in 1979.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus sold Cumberland Castle in Gmunden, Austria, to the state of Upper Austria in 1979, not to a private collector.
The family property of Ernest Augustus is currently managed by his eldest son, Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954).
Answer: False
The family property of Ernest Augustus is currently managed by his grandson, Ernst August, who was born in 1983, not by his eldest son.
Ernest Augustus was portrayed in the second season of the Netflix series *The Crown*.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus was portrayed in the *first* season of the Netflix series *The Crown*, not the second season.
In which season of the Netflix series *The Crown* was Ernest Augustus portrayed?
Answer: First season
Ernest Augustus was portrayed by Daniel Betts in the first season of the Netflix series *The Crown*.
What property did Ernest Augustus retain at Gmunden, Austria, after selling Cumberland Castle in 1979?
Answer: Vast forests, a game park, a hunting lodge, and The Queen's Villa
After selling Cumberland Castle, Ernest Augustus's family foundation retained vast forests, a game park, a hunting lodge, and The Queen's Villa at Gmunden, Austria.
What was the name of the smaller palace retained by Ernest Augustus at Herrenhausen Gardens?
Answer: The Princely House
Ernest Augustus retained the Princely House, a smaller palace, at Herrenhausen Gardens.
To whom did Ernest Augustus sell Cumberland Castle at Gmunden, Austria, in 1979?
Answer: The state of Upper Austria
In 1979, Ernest Augustus sold Cumberland Castle at Gmunden, Austria, to the state of Upper Austria.
What property did Ernest Augustus retain at Herrenhausen Gardens after selling other properties in 1961?
Answer: The Princely House
After selling other properties at Herrenhausen Gardens in 1961, Ernest Augustus retained the Princely House.
What action did Ernest Augustus take regarding Marienburg Castle in 1954?
Answer: He converted it into a museum
In 1954, Ernest Augustus converted Marienburg Castle into a museum.
Ernest Augustus was buried in Schulenburg, Pattensen, next to his second wife.
Answer: False
Ernest Augustus was buried at Marienburg Castle (Hanover) next to his first wife, Princess Ortrud, not in Schulenburg, Pattensen, next to his second wife.
Where was Ernest Augustus buried after his death in 1987?
Answer: Marienburg Castle (Hanover)
Ernest Augustus was buried at Marienburg Castle (Hanover) after his death in 1987.