Hanover

A German family, distantly related to the Stuart kings and queens of Britain, who received the crown of Britain in the early eighteenth century when the last Stuart ruler, Queen Anne, died without an heir. They established an English branch of their family that still rules Britain. George III, Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth II have been Hanoverians, although Victoria and her descendants have not used the family name Hanover. The control of the government of Britain by parliament has been greatly strengthened under Hanoverian rule, and the governmental role of the king or queen much reduced.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
  Synonyms: Hanover, Hanoverian line

Hannover Hanover
Disestablished: 2004-12-31
Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the former Regierungsbezirk of Hanover
State	Lower Saxony
District seat	Hanover
Area	9,046.82 km²
Population	2,167,343 (30 Sep. 2004)
Pop. density	240 /km²

Hanover (German: Hannover) was a Regierungsbezirk of the Prussian Province of Hanover and of Lower Saxony, Germany, that existed from 1885 until 2004. It was located in the south of the state around the city of Hanover, its capital.

Kreise (districts) from 2001 until 2004
Diepholz Hamelin-Pyrmont (Hameln-Pyrmont) Hanover (Hannover) Hildesheim Holzminden Nienburg Schaumburg

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