Marriage
Ernest Augustus, heir to the title of Duke of Cumberland, and grandson of Christian IX of Denmark through the latter's daughter, Princess Thyra of Denmark, came to the court and fell in love with Princess Victoria Louise. Their marriage, on 24 May 1913 in Berlin, put an end to the rift between the House of Hanover and House of Hohenzollern that had begun after the 1866 annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover into the Kingdom of Prussia following the Austro-Prussian War. Their wedding was one of the last great social events of European royalty before World War I. It was celebrated in the presence of George V of the United Kingdom and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, as well as other important royals. Empress Augusta Victoria took the separation from her youngest child and only daughter badly and spent the night weeping.
Victoria Louise and Ernest Augustus had five children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover | 18 March 1914 | 9 December 1987(1987-12-09) (aged 73) | married firstly 1951, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; had issue.
married secondly 1981, Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach; no issue. |
| Prince George Wiliam | 25 March 1915 | 8 January 2006(2006-01-08) (aged 90) | married 1946, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark; had issue. |
| Princess Frederika, Queen of the Hellenes | 18 April 1917 | 6 February 1981(1981-02-06) (aged 63) | married 1938, Paul of Greece; had issue. |
| Prince Christian Oscar | 1 September 1919 | 10 December 1981(1981-12-10) (aged 62) | married 1963, Mireille Dutry (b. 10 January 1946); divorced 1976; had issue. |
| Prince Welf Henry | 11 March 1923 | 12 July 1997(1997-07-12) (aged 74) | married 1960, Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen; no issue. |
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