Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover

HRH The Crown Prince of Hanover
Titles	Crown Prince of Hanover
Biographical Information
Born	19 July 1983 (age 41) Hanover, Hanover, Germany
Spouse	Princess Margaretha of Sweden (m. 2017)
Issue	Princess Elisabeth Prince Welf August Princess Eleanora Princess Eloise
Name	Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph
House	Hanover
Father	Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover
Mother	Princess Caroline of Monaco
Religion	Lutheran

Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (born Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover on 19 July 1983) is a member of the Hanoverian Royal Family as the son and heir of Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover. He is also a member of the Monegasque Princely Family as the nephew of Albert II, Prince of Monaco as well as the Swedish Royal Family as the son-in-law of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.

Life

Ernest Augustus was born the eldest child of Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover and Princess Caroline of Monaco.

He became heir apparent to the Hanoverian throne upon the death of his grandfather in 1987.

Marriage and Issue

On 8 July 2017, Ernest Augustus married Princess Margaretha of Sweden in Hanover. The couple have four children, Elisabeth, Welf August, Eleanora, and Eloise.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Princess Elisabeth	22 February 2018
	Prince Welf August	14 March 2019
	Princess Eleanora	28 July 2021
	Princess Eloise	18 July 2024

Residences

• 
  Leineschloss; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  Herrenhausen Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
• 
  Marienburg Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1983-1987 Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
• 1987-present Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover

National Honours

Order of St. George (2017)

Royal Guelphic Order (2001)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Seraphim (2017) (Sweden)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover	King Ernest Augustus IV of Hanover Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein	King Ernest Augustus III of Hanover Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia Prince Albert Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Hertha of Ysenburg-Budingen	King Ernest Augustus II of Hanover Princess Thyra of Denmark Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe Bruno, Prince of Ysenburg-Budingen Countess Bertha of Castell-Rudenhausen
Princess Caroline of Monaco	Rainier III, Prince of Monaco Grace Kelly	Count Pierre de Polignac Princess Charlotte of Monaco John Brendan Kelly Margaret Majer	Count Maxence de Polignac Susana de la Torre y Mier Louis II, Prince of Monaco Marie Juliette Louvet John Henry Kelly Mary Costello Karl Majer Margaretha Berg

Lines of Succession

Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover House of Hanover Born: 19 July 1983
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Hanoverian throne	Followed by
Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover	1st in the line of succession	Prince Welf August of Hanover
Preceded by	Succession to the Monegasque throne	Followed by
Queen Caroline of Hanover	7th in the line of succession	Prince Welf August of Hanover