Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg

In 1692 the Duke of Hanover was made an Elector of the Holy Roman Emperor.  After then the Dukes were usually called Electors of Hanover, .

Queen Anne of England and Great Britain had no children, Sophia-Dorothea was chosen as her protestant heir.  When Anne died in 1714, Sophia Dorothea's son the Elector of Hanover became King George I of Great Britain.  

Category:Holy Roman Empire
Category:1692 establishments
Category:1690s establishments in Europe