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Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Hanover〔''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XVIII. "Haus Hannover". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2007, pp. 22–26. ISBN 978-3-7980-0841-0.〕 ((ドイツ語:Ernst August Prinz von Hannover); 18 March 1914, Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany – 9 December 1987, Schulenburg, Pattensen, Lower Saxony, Germany) was head of the House of Hanover from 1953 until his death. He was the eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, the youngest child and only daughter of Wilhelm II, Ernest Augustus's third cousin in descent from George III of the United Kingdom. Ernst August's parents were, therefore, third cousins, once removed. From his birth, he was the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick ((ドイツ語:Ernst August, Erbprinz von Braunschweig)). He was also, shortly after birth in 1914, awarded the title of Prince of Great Britain and Ireland by King George V of the United Kingdom,〔http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/prince_highness_docs.htm#1914〕 and was heir to the titles of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh. His British titles were suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917. ==Life== Augustus' christening in the summer of 1914 was the last great gathering of European monarchs before the start of World War I. He had an illustrious list of godparents, including the German Emperor and Empress, his maternal grandparents; the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, his paternal grandparents; George V of the United Kingdom, Franz Joseph of Austria, Nicholas II of Russia, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Prince Oskar of Prussia, Prince Maximilian of Baden and The 1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry Regiment. He lost his titles when his father abdicated in 1918 when he was 4 years old. After his father's death in 1953, he became head of the House of Hanover. He was usually styled ''His Royal Highness The Prince of Hanover'' and sometimes as ''Ernest Augustus IV''. In addition to being a German, he also held British nationality, after successfully claiming it under the Sophia Naturalization Act 1705 in the case of ''Attorney-General -v- HRH Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover () 1 All ER 49''.〔(British naturalisation; legal cases online, accessed Jan 2009 )〕 He was also heir to the British title of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, suspended under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917. During World War II, he fought at the Russian Front as Oberleutnant in the staff of Generaloberst Erich Hoepner. He was seriously injured near Charkov in spring 1943. After the 20 July plot in 1944, he was imprisoned for a few weeks by the Gestapo in Berlin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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