Hanover
capital city of the German federated state of Lower Saxony
21 dated entries naming Hanover, drawn from 15 separate years between 1163 CE and 1998 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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12th century
17th century
18th century
- 1714August 1 – Georg Ludwig von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain and Ireland, on the death of Queen Anne. Anne's death brings an end to the reign of the House of Stuart, in that her half-brother James Francis Edward Stuart, the eldest son of James II of England, has been ineligible for the British throne based on the Act of Settlement 1701 had barred members of the Roman Catholic church from becoming monarchs. George of Hanover, as great-grandson of James I of England and a second cousin to Anne, is deemed the eldest living Protestant descendant of James I.source
- 17141 August – Hanoverian succession: George, elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain on the death at Kensington Palace following a stroke of his second cousin, Queen Anne, without surviving issue and the death on 28 May of the designated first heir Electress Sophia of Hanover.source
- 1714September 18 – George I, the new King of Great Britain and Ireland, arrives in Britain for the first time in his life, after having departed Hannover and sailing from the Netherlands.source
- 1719November 9 – Treaties of Stockholm (Great Northern War): In a treaty with Hanover, Sweden cedes the Duchies of Bremen and Verden (in northern Germany) to Hanover.source
- 17199 November – Peace between Sweden and Hannover.source
- 1724July 27 – "Peter the Wild Boy" is captured near Helpensen in Hanover.source
- 1729January 8 – Frederick, the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain is made Prince of Wales at the age of 21, a few months after he comes to Britain for the first time after growing up in Hanover. For 23 years, Frederick is heir apparent to the British throne, but dies of a lung injury in 1751.source
- 17298 January – Frederick, the eldest son of George II, is made Prince of Wales at the age of 21, a few months after he comes to Britain for the first time after growing up in Hanover. For 23 years, he will be heir apparent to the British throne but dies of a lung injury in 1751.source
- 1747July 2 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Lauffeld: France defeats the combined armies of Hanover, Great Britain and the Netherlands.source
- 1747July 2 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Lauffeld: France defeats the armies of Hanover, Great Britain and the Netherlands.source
- 175616 January – Treaty of Westminster signed between Britain and Prussia guaranteeing the neutrality of Hanover, the German province controlled by King George II.source
- 175822 October in Hanover – Friedrich Rehberg, German portrait and historical painter (died 1835)source
19th century
- 1803July 5 – The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).source
- 1868The Herrenhäuser Brewery is founded in Hanover.source
- 1868Herrenhäuser Brewery is established in Hanover, Germany.source
- 1871October 8 – Continental AG is founded as Continental-Caoutchouc und Gutta-Percha Compagnie in Hanover, Germany.source
20th century
- 1924December 19 – German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for the murder and dismemberment of at least 24 young males in Hanover.source
- 1947January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine Der Spiegel published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein.source
- 1998June 3 – Eschede train disaster: an Intercity-Express high-speed train derails between Hanover and Hamburg, Germany, causing 101 deaths.source