Prince Georg of Hanover (Georg Paul Christian Prinz von Hannover), Prince of Great Britain and Ireland

British prince

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, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Brunswick-Lüneburg

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 (born 9 December 1949 at Schloss Salem in Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Georg is the second eldest son of Prince George William of Hanover and his wife Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

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, an elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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. Georg is a male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom

George III of the United Kingdom

George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...

 and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III...

 and a descendant of Albert, Prince Consort and Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria of the United Kingdom

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 through their daughters Victoria, Princess Royal

Victoria, Princess Royal

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 and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom

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. He is a first cousin of Charles, Prince of Wales

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 and nephew of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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 and Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

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Marriage and issue

Georg married Victoria Anne Bee (born 6 March 1951 in New York City), daughter of Robert Bee and Countess Eleonore Vera Alexia Anna Maria Fugger von Babenhausen, on 15 September 1973 at Rottach-am-Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany. Georg and Victoria have two daughters:

• HRH Princess Vera of Hanover
  Princess Vera of Hanover
  Princess Vera of Hanover , Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the eldest daughter of Prince Georg of Hanover and his wife Victoria Anne Bee...
  
   (Vera Alice Prinzessin von Hannover), born 5 November 1976 in Munich
  Munich
  Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
  
  . Vera married her longtime friend Manuel Dmoch (born 20 May 1977) on 12 August 2006 civilly at the Rathaus in Aschau im Chiemgau
  Aschau im Chiemgau
  Aschau im Chiemgau is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany....
  
  , Bavaria, Germany and religiously at Steinling Chapel in Kampenwand
  Kampenwand
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  , Germany. Manuel and Vera have two children:
  • Celina Sophie Dmoch, born 24 June 2007
  • Elena Luisa Dmoch, born 12 September 2009
• HRH Princess Nora of Hanover (Nora Sophie Prinzessin von Hannover), born 15 January 1979. Married Christian Falk.
  • Konstantin Georg Erik Falk, born 18 December 2007
  • Leopold Welf Christian Falk, born 5 September 2009

Titles and styles

• 9 December 1949 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Georg of Hanover, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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