HANOVERIAN LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hanoverian line mean?
• HANOVERIAN LINE (noun)
The noun HANOVERIAN LINE has 1 sense:
1. the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
Familiarity information: HANOVERIAN LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HANOVERIAN LINE (noun)
Meaning:
The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Hanoverian line; House of Hanover; Hanover
Hypernyms ("Hanoverian line" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
royal family; royal house; royal line; royalty (royal persons collectively)
Meronyms (members of "Hanoverian line"):
Hanoverian (a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover)
Hanoverian (any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover)
George; George I (Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727))
George; George II (King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760))
George; George III (King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820))
George; George IV (King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the crown (1762-1830))
Queen Victoria; Victoria (queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901))
