What is Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg?
In 1692 the '''Duke of Hanover''' was made an [[Prince-elector|Elector]] of the [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. After then the Dukes were usually called Electors of Hanover, {{lang-de|Kurfürst von Hannover}}. [[Anne of Great Britain|Queen Anne of England and Great Britain]] had no children, Sophia-Dorothea was chosen as her [[protestant]] heir. When Anne died in 1714, Sophia Dorothea's son the Elector of Hanover became [[George I of Great Britain|King George I of Great Britain]]. {{HRE electors}} [[Category:Holy Roman Empire]] [[Category:1692 establishments]] [[Category:1690s establishments in Europe]] {{history-stub}}