Prince of Calenberg

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The Prince of Calenberg was a ruler of a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire, whose line eventually produced the Electors and Kings of Hanover.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Principality of Calenberg ⓘ
associatedWith personal union with Great Britain (via Hanoverian line) ⓘ
capital Hanover ⓘ
coatOfArms arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dissolvedOrAbolished 18th century ⓘ
dynasty House of Welf ⓘ
feudalSuperior Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
followedBy Elector of Hanover ⓘ
King of Hanover ⓘ
governmentForm principality ⓘ
hasHistoricalRegion Calenberg ⓘ
Göttingen ⓘ
Hanover ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Calenberg principality ⓘ
hasSuccessor Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Electorate of Hanover ⓘ
hasTitleHolder House of Welf ⓘ
hasTypeOfMonarchy territorial principality ⓘ
historicalSignificance precursor to Hanoverian royal house ⓘ
inception 15th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
lineProduced Electors of Hanover ⓘ
Kings of Hanover ⓘ
linked to: House of Hanover
locatedInTime Early modern period ⓘ
nobleFamily Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
nobleRank prince ⓘ
partOf Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Lower Saxon Circle ⓘ
playedRoleIn formation of Electorate of Hanover ⓘ
precededBy Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
region Lower Saxony ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
saidToBeTheSameAs Prince of Calenberg and Göttingen ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Calenberg
shortName Calenberg prince ⓘ
territoryIncludes Calenberg region ⓘ
titleGender male ⓘ
titleHeldBy Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
titleScope ruler of a subdivision of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
usedIn Holy Roman Empire feudal hierarchy ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Empire

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Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → titleHeldBy → Prince of Calenberg ⓘ
Prince of Calenberg → saidToBeTheSameAs → Prince of Calenberg and Göttingen ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Calenberg