Because of the Salic law of succession, all monarchs of Hanover were male, electors from 1692 until 1814 and kings from 1814 until 1866. Their wives were thus electresses and then queens.
Electresses Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became electress Ceased to be electress Death Spouse Sophia of the PalatinateAlso Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of Calenberg and Göttingen. Frederick V, Elector Palatine(Palatinate-Simmern) 14 October 1630 30 September 1658 1692husband became designated elector 23 January 1698husband's death 8 June 1714 Ernest Augustus Caroline of AnsbachAlso Queen consort of Ireland.Also Queen consort of Great Britain.Also Duchess and Princess consort of Bremen-Verden.Also Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg. Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach(Hohenzollern) 1 March 1683 22 August 1705 11 June 1727husband's accession 20 Nov 1737 George II Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzAlso Queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Also Consorts of the Isle of Man. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg(Mecklenburg) 19 May 1744 8 September 1761 12 October 1814became queen consort 17 November 1818 George III
Queens Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became queen Ceased to be queen Death Spouse Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg(Mecklenburg) 19 May 1744 8 September 1761 12 October 1814Hanover raised to kingdom status 17 November 1818 George III Caroline of Brunswick Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel(Welf) 17 May 1768 8 April 1795 29 January 1820husband's accession 7 August 1821 George IV Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen(Saxe-Meiningen) 13 August 1792 13 July 1818 26 June 1830husband's accession 20 June 1837husband's death 2 December 1849 William Frederica of Mecklenburg-StrelitzAlso Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale; Countess of Armagh. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg(Mecklenburg) 3 March 1778 29 May 1815 20 June 1837husband's accession 29 June 1841 Ernest Augustus Marie of Saxe-Altenburg Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg(Saxe-Altenburg) 14 April 1818 18 February 1843 18 November 1851husband's accession 20 September 1866monarchy abolished 9 January 1907 George V
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