Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
In 1692 the Duke of Hanover was made an Elector of the Holy Roman Emperor. After then the Dukes were usually called Electors of Hanover, .
Queen Anne of England and Great Britain had no children, Sophia-Dorothea was chosen as her protestant heir. When Anne died in 1714, Sophia Dorothea' s son the Elector of Hanover became King George I of Great Britain.
Holy Roman Empire
1692 establishments
1690s establishments in Europe