Ernest, Duke of York and Albany

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Prince Ernest
Duke of York
Full name
Ernest Augustus
Detail Titles and styles
HH The Duke of York The Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück HH Duke Ernst August of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Royal house	House of Hanover
Father	Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
Mother	Electress Sophia
Born	7 September 1674(1674-09-07) Osnabrück
Died	14 August 1728 (aged 53) Osnabrück

Ernest, Duke of York and Albany (Ernest Augustus^[1]; 7 September 1674–14 August 1728) was the youngest son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sophia of the Palatinate and a younger brother of George I of Great Britain.

Ernest was Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück from 1715 to 1728. On 3 July 1716 he was created a Knight of the Garter and two days later was created Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster.

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16. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               8. William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       17. Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               4. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                             18. Christian III of Denmark               9. Dorothea of Denmark                       19. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg               2. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover                                   20. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt               10. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                       21. Magdalene of Lippe               5. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt                             22. John George, Elector of Brandenburg               11. Margravine Magdalene of Brandenburg                       23. Princess Elizabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst               1. Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany                                         24. Louis VI, Elector Palatine               12. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine                       25. Elisabeth of Hesse               6. Frederick V, Elector Palatine                             26. Prince William I of Orange               13. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau                       27. Charlotte of Bourbon               3. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine                                   28. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley               14. James I of England                       29. Mary I of Scotland               7. Princess Elizabeth Stuart of Scotland                             30. Frederick II of Denmark               15. Anne of Denmark                       31. Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

[edit] References

1. ^ Ernest is referred to as 'Duke Ernest' in the London Gazette (3 March 1712; 20 April; 3 August 1714)

Ernest, Duke of York and Albany House of Hanover Cadet branch of the House of Welf Born: 7 September 1674 Died: 14 August 1728
Preceded by Charles Joseph	Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück 1715–1728	Succeeded by Clemence Augustus
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by New creation	Duke of York and Albany 1716–1728	Succeeded by Title extinct

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