This is a list of Hanoverian princesses from the accession of George III to the throne of the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814. Individuals holding the title of princess will usually also be styled "Her Royal Highness" (HRH). Despite Hanover's annexation by Prussia in 1866, male-line descendants of George III continue to style themselves as a prince or princess of Hanover. The eldest daughter of George III, Charlotte, Princess Royal, is not included, as she was married before her father's accession to the throne.
The title Princess of Hanover and the use of the style "Royal Highness" has generally been restricted to the following persons:
Princess of Hanover by the sovereign |
Princess of Hanover from birth |
(†) – In Letters Patent dated 20 November 1917, King George V restricted the title of Prince to the children of the sovereign, the children of the sovereign's sons, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. |
(‡) – By an Order in Council dated 28 March 1919, as authorized by the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, King George V suspended the British peerage titles, princely dignities and honours of those who sided with Germany in World War I. |
– Title in the Kingdom of Hanover |
– Title in the United Kingdom |
Name | Born | Died | Royal lineage | Notes |
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Princess Charlotte The Princess Royal Queen consort of Württemberg | 29 September 1766 | 5 October 1828 | 1st daughter of King George III | Title held from father's accession to death. |
Princess Augusta Sophia Princess Augusta Sophia | 8 November 1768 | 22 September 1840 | 2nd daughter of King George III | Title held from father's accession to death. |
Princess Elizabeth Princess Elizabeth later, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg | 22 May 1770 | 10 January 1840 | 3rd daughter of King George III | Title held from father's accession to death. |
Princess Mary Princess Mary later, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh | 25 April 1776 | 30 April 1857 | 4th daughter of King George III | Title held from father's accession to death. |
Princess Sophia Princess Sophia | 25 April 1776 | 30 April 1857 | 5th daughter of King George III | Title held from father's accession to death. |
Princess Amelia Princess Amelia | 7 August 1783 | 2 November 1810 | 6th daughter of King George III | Title held from father's accession to death. |
Princess Charlotte Princess Charlotte later, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | 7 January 1796 | 6 November 1817 | Only daughter of King George IV & Granddaughter of King George III | Title held from grandfather's accession to death. |
Princess Charlotte Princess Charlotte | 10 December 1821 | 4 March 1821 | Only daughter of King William & Granddaughter of King George III | Title held from her birth to death. |
Princess Victoria Princess Victoria later Queen of the United Kingdom | 24 May 1819 | 22 January 1901 | Only daughter of Prince Edward & Granddaughter of King George III | Title held from her birth to death. |
Princess Augusta Princess Augusta later, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 19 July 1822 | 5 December 1916 | 1st daughter of Prince Adolphus & Granddaughter of King George III | Title held from her birth to death. |
Princess Mary Adelaide Princess Mary Adelaide later, Duchess of Teck | 27 November 1833 | 27 October 1897 | 2nd daughter of Prince Adolphus & Granddaughter of King George III | Title held from her birth to death. |
Princess Frederica Princess Frederica later, Baroness von Pawel-Rammingen | 9 January 1848 | 16 October 1926 | 1st daughter of King George V & Gt-granddaughter of King George III | Title held from her birth to death. |
Princess Marie Princess Marie | 2 December 1849 | 4 June 1904 | 2nd daughter of King George V & Gt-Granddaughter of King George III | Title held from her birth to death. |
Princess | Birth | Death | Lineage | Comments |
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Princess Marie Louise | 1879 | 1948 | Great-great granddaughter of King George III, daughter of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | Title held from her birth to death. Grand Duchess of Baden 1928–1929. |
Princess Alexandra | 1882 | 1963 | Great-great granddaughter of King George III, daughter of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | Title held from her birth to death. Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1904–1945. |
Princess Olga | 1884 | 1958 | Great-great granddaughter of King George III, daughter of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | Title held from her birth to death. |
Princess Frederica | 1917 | 1981 | Great great great granddaughter of George III, daughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick | Title held from her birth to death. Queen of the Hellenes 1947–1964. |
Princess Marie | 1952 | Granddaughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, daughter of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987) | Title held from her birth. Countess of Hochberg 1981–present. | |
Princess Friederike | 1954 | Granddaughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, daughter of Prince George William | Title held from her birth. | |
Princess Olga | 1958 | Granddaughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, daughter of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987) | Title held from her birth. | |
Princess Alexandra | 1959 | Granddaughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, daughter of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987) | Title held from her birth. Princess of Leiningen 1991–present. | |
Princess Caroline-Luise | 1965 | Granddaughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, daughter of Prince Christian Oscar | Title held from her birth. | |
Princess Saskia | 1970 | Great-granddaughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, daughter of Prince Welf Ernst | Title held from her birth. | |
Princess Mireille | 1971 | Granddaughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, daughter of Prince Christian Oscar | Title held from her birth. | |
Princess Vera | 1976 | Great-granddaughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, daughter of Prince Georg | Title held from her birth. | |
Princess Nora | 1979 | Great-granddaughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, daughter of Prince Georg | Title held from her birth. | |
Princess Alexandra | 1999 | Granddaughter of Ernest Augustus IV, daughter of Prince Ernst August of Hanover | Title held from her birth. | |
Princess Eugenia | 2001 | Granddaughter of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987), daughter of Prince Heinrich Julius | Title held from her birth. | |
Princess Elisabeth | 2018 | Granddaughter of Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954), daughter of Hereditary Prince Ernst August | Title held from her birth. |
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