Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954)

Prince Ernst August Of Hanover (born 1954)

Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (Ernst August Albert Paul Otto Rupprecht Oskar Berthold Friedrich-Ferdinand Christian-Ludwig Prinz von Hannover born 26 February 1954 in Hanover), is the third husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco. He is the head of the deposed royal House of Hanover and claimant to the thrones of the former Kingdom of Hanover and the former Duchy of Brunswick.

He is the eldest son of Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick (1914–1987) and his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925–1980). His wealth is estimated at £5 billion.

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