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Hanoverian line   /hˌænoʊvˈɪriən laɪn/   Listen
Hanoverian line

noun
1.
The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria).  Synonyms: Hanover, House of Hanover.






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"Hanoverian line" Quotes from Famous Books



... isthmus of Chignecto to the province of Quebec, and eastward from the uncertain boundary of the St. Croix to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It received its present name in honour of the Brunswick-Luneburg or Hanoverian line which had given a royal dynasty to England, and its first governor was Colonel Thomas Carleton, a brother of the distinguished governor-general, whose name is so intimately associated with the fortunes of Canada during a most critical period of its history. The first executive ...
— Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 • John G. Bourinot



Words linked to "Hanoverian line" :   George I, royal family, Victoria, dynasty, Hanoverian, royal line, royal house, George III, George II, George IV, Queen Victoria, George, royalty, Hanover



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