Ernst August I., König von Hannover
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Image source
Wikimedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gainsborough_-_Prince_Ernest,_1782.jpg
Basic data
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Ernst August II., Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg; Ernst August, Herzog von Cumberland Alternative Names
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June 5, 1771 in London
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†November 18, 1851 in Hannover
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König
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Hannover
Iconography
_-_Ernest,_Duke_of_Cumberland_(1771-1851)_-_RCIN_403982_-_Royal_Collection.jpg "Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, c. 1795 (Source: Wikimedia)")
![A George Cruikshank cartoon mocking Ernest at the 1815 defeat of his increased allowance. The brown section at lower right covers an image of the ghost of Sellis (visible if enlarged), who hints at the Duke's involvement in his death (Cruikshank self-censored most copies for fear of a libel suit).[32] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_financial_survey_of_cumberland.jpg "A George Cruikshank cartoon mocking Ernest at the 1815 defeat of his increased allowance. The brown section at lower right covers an image of the ghost of Sellis (visible if enlarged), who hints at the Duke's involvement in his death (Cruikshank self-censored most copies for fear of a libel suit).[32] (Source: Wikimedia)")
.jpg "1849 five-thaler coin depicting King Ernest Augustus (Source: Wikimedia)")
![British "To Hanover" token or "Cumberland Jack", marking Ernest's departure from Britain. These pieces were struck through much of the 19th century as whist counters and were sometimes passed as real gold coins to the unwary.[99] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tohanovertoken.png "British \"To Hanover\" token or \"Cumberland Jack\", marking Ernest's departure from Britain. These pieces were struck through much of the 19th century as whist counters and were sometimes passed as real gold coins to the unwary.[99] (Source: Wikimedia)")
.jpg "Mausoleum of King Ernest Augustus in the Berggarten of Herrenhausen Gardens (Source: Wikimedia)")
Documents
Biographical information from the WeGA
5. Sohn von Georg III. von Großbritannien und Irland (1738–1820) und dessen Frau Charlotte; Herzog von Cumberland ab 1799; König von Hannover ab 1837
