Georg Wilhelm of Hanover
Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel Prince of Hanover, Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg (born March 25, 1915 in Braunschweig , † January 8, 2006 in Munich ) was a grandson of Wilhelm II and brother-in-law of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh .
parents
Georg Wilhelm came as the second of five children of the last Duke Ernst August III, who ruled between 1913 and 1918 . von Braunschweig and Lüneburg (1887–1953) and the only daughter of the last German Emperor Wilhelm II , Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia (1892–1980).
siblings
- Ernst August (1914–1987)
- ⚭ 1951 Ortrud Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–1980)
- ⚭ (1981) with Monika Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach (1929–2015)
- Friederike Luise (1917–1981) ⚭ 1937 Paul I of Greece (1901–1964)
- Christian (1919–1981) ⚭ 1963 to 1976 Mireille Dutry (* 1946)
- Welf Heinrich (1923–1997) ⚭ 1960 Alexandra Princess of Ysenburg and Büdingen (1937–2015)
Life
From 1930 to 1934 he attended the elite boarding school Schloss Salem near Überlingen on Lake Constance , which his uncle, the last German Chancellor in World War I, Max von Baden, had founded together with the teacher Kurt Hahn .
The horse lover Georg Wilhelm, who had been a member of the German military team before the Second World War , later set up the riding academy in Munich-Riem. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) and the National Olympic Committee ( NOK ).
From 1948 to 1959 Georg Wilhelm directed the Schloss Salem school.
progeny
In April 1946, Georg married Wilhelm Sophie of Greece (1914-2001), daughter of Andreas of Greece and his wife Alice von Battenberg and sister of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh . Sophie had been married to Prince Christoph von Hessen , who had died in World War II , in her first marriage since 1930 .
The following children emerged from Georg Wilhelm's marriage with Sophie:
- Welf Ernst August Andreas (1947–1981) ⚭ 1969 to 1981 Wibke van Gunsteren
- Georg Paul Christian (* 1949) ⚭ 1973 Victoria Anne Bee
- Friederike Elisabeth (* 1954) ⚭ 1979 Jerry William Cyr
He died at the age of 90 on January 8, 2006 in Munich .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hanover, Georg Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braunschweig and Lüneburg, Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel Prince of Hanover Duke zu (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman, head of the Schloss Salem school |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2006 |
| Place of death | Munich |