Monika, Princess of Hanover
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Monika, Dowager Princess of Hanover (German: Monika Prinzessin von Hannover, née: Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach; born 8 August 1929 in Laubach, Hesse, Germany) is the second wife and widow of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover. Monika is the eldest daughter of Georg Friedrich, Count of Solms-Laubach and Princess Johanna of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.[1]
In 2008, she sold from her collection, art totaling £1.95 million, almost twice its estimate of £1.1 million, at Sotheby’s.[2]
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Marriage
Monika and Ernest Augustus married on 16 July 1981 at Laubach in Hesse, Germany, in a civil ceremony.[3][4] They were remarried in a religious ceremony on 17 July 1981 at Laubach. Monika was a first cousin once removed of Ernest Augustus' first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, through her great-grandparents Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
8 August 1929 – 16 July 1981: Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach
16 July 1981 – 9 December 1987: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover
9 December 1987–present: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Princess of Hanover
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This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (April 2010) |
- ^ http://ftp.aset.psu.edu/~saw/royal/r23.html
- ^ http://artobserved.com/disappointing-russian-art-sales-results-in-london-from-multiple-auctions-consistent-with-recent-november-new-york-contemporary-modern-and-impressionist-sales-results-the-art-market-continues-to-soft/
- ^ http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Hanover_Royal_Family.htm
- ^ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/solms/solmslaubach-4.htm
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Monika, Princess of Hanover
Cadet branch of the House of Solms
Born: 8 August 1924 |
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| Preceded by Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
— TITULAR — Duchess consort of Cumberland and Teviotdale 16 July 1981 — 9 December 1987 Reason for succession failure: Titles Deprivation Act 1917 |
Succeeded by Chantal Hochuli |
| — TITULAR — Queen consort of Hanover 16 July 1981 — 9 December 1987 Reason for succession failure: Hanover annexed by Prussia in 1866 |
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| — TITULAR — Duchess consort of Brunswick 16 July 1981 — 9 December 1987 Reason for succession failure: Duchy abolished in 1918 |
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