Herrenhausen is an area of the German city Hanover which is most notable for the baroque Herrenhausen Gardens.
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg died in Herrenhausen Castle and his grandson King George II of Great Britain was born there. During the Second World War the castle was completely destroyed in a British bombing on October 18, 1943. Coordinates: 52°24′14″N 9°41′08″E / 52.40389°N 9.68556°E / 52.40389; 9.68556