List of Hanoverian royal consorts

Last updated September 09, 2025

Because of the Salic law of succession, all monarchs of Hanover were male, electors from 1692 until 1814 and kings from 1814 until 1866. Their wives were thus electresses and then queens.

Electresses

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became electress	Ceased to be electress	Death	Spouse
Sophia of the Palatinate ^[1]	Frederick V, Elector Palatine (Palatinate-Simmern)	14 October 1630	30 September 1658	1692 husband became designated elector	23 January 1698 husband's death	8 June 1714	Ernest Augustus
Caroline of Ansbach ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]	Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Hohenzollern)	1 March 1683	22 August 1705	11 June 1727 husband's accession	20 Nov 1737		George II
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]	Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg)	19 May 1744	8 September 1761		12 October 1814 became queen consort	17 November 1818	George III

Queens

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became queen	Ceased to be queen	Death	Spouse
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ^[6]^[7]	Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg)	19 May 1744	8 September 1761	12 October 1814 Hanover raised to kingdom status	17 November 1818		George III
Caroline of Brunswick ^[6]^[7]	Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Welf)	17 May 1768	8 April 1795	29 January 1820 husband's accession	7 August 1821		George IV
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen ^[6]^[7]	George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen)	13 August 1792	13 July 1818	26 June 1830 husband's accession	20 June 1837 husband's death	2 December 1849	William
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ^[8]	Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg)	3 March 1778	29 May 1815	20 June 1837 husband's accession	29 June 1841		Ernest Augustus
Marie of Saxe-Altenburg ^[8]	Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg)	14 April 1818	18 February 1843	18 November 1851 husband's accession	20 September 1866 monarchy abolished	9 January 1907	George V

Notes

1 2 3 Also Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of Calenberg and Göttingen.
1 2 Also Queen consort of Ireland.
1 2 Also Queen consort of Great Britain.
1 2 Also Duchess and Princess consort of Bremen-Verden.
1 2 Also Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg.
1 2 3 4 Also Queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1 2 3 4 Also Consorts of the Isle of Man.
1 2 Also Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale; Countess of Armagh.

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[Brunswick1-1] 1 2 3 Also Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of Calenberg and Göttingen.

[Ireland2-2] 1 2 Also Queen consort of Ireland.

[Great_Britain-3] 1 2 Also Queen consort of Great Britain.

[Bremen-Verden-4] 1 2 Also Duchess and Princess consort of Bremen-Verden.

[Saxe-Lauenburg-5] 1 2 Also Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg.

[UK1-6] 1 2 3 4 Also Queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

[Man-7] 1 2 3 4 Also Consorts of the Isle of Man.

[Cumberland1-8] 1 2 Also Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale; Countess of Armagh.

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v t e Royal consorts of Hanover
Electresses of Hanover	Sophia of the Palatinate Caroline of Ansbach* Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz*
Queens of Hanover	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz* Caroline of Brunswick* Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen* Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
* also British queen consort **also Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale

List of Hanoverian royal consorts

Contents

Electresses

Queens

Notes