Electorate of Hanover

former principality of the Holy Roman Empire
Organization historical_territory Q706018
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Electorate of Hanover

Summary

Electorate of Hanover is a historical territory[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of historical_territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Electorate of Hanover was a member of Holy Roman Empire[3].
  • Electorate of Hanover's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[4].
  • Electorate of Hanover is in the country of Holy Roman Empire[5].
  • Electorate of Hanover's continent is recorded as Europe[6].
  • Electorate of Hanover's instance of is recorded as historical territory[7].
  • Electorate of Hanover's instance of is recorded as state in the Holy Roman Empire[8].
  • Electorate of Hanover's instance of is recorded as electoral principate[9].
  • Electorate of Hanover's capital is recorded as Hanover[10].
  • Electorate of Hanover's official language is recorded as Low Saxon[11].
  • Electorate of Hanover's flag image is recorded as Flag of Hanover (1692).svg[12].
  • Electorate of Hanover's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of George I Louis, Elector of Hanover (1708-1714).svg[13].
  • Electorate of Hanover's basic form of government is recorded as principality[14].
  • Electorate of Hanover's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy[15].
  • Electorate of Hanover's followed by is recorded as Kingdom of Hanover[16].
  • Electorate of Hanover's locator map image is recorded as Kft B-L 1789.png[17].
  • Electorate of Hanover's Commons category is recorded as Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg[18].
  • +1692-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Electorate of Hanover[19].
  • Electorate of Hanover was dissolved in +1814-01-01T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Electorate of Hanover's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.36666666666667, 'lon': 9.716666666666667}[21].
  • Electorate of Hanover's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03nlzvh[22].
  • Electorate of Hanover's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electorate of Hanover[23].
  • Electorate of Hanover's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok[24].
  • Electorate of Hanover's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
  • Electorate of Hanover's replaced by is recorded as Kingdom of Hanover[26].
  • Electorate of Hanover's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Nec Aspera Terrent'}[27].

Body

Founding

+1692-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Electorate of Hanover[19].

Identity

Electorate of Hanover's followed by is recorded as Kingdom of Hanover[16].

Dissolution

Electorate of Hanover was dissolved in +1814-01-01T00:00:00Z[20].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Electorate of Hanover include Hanover County[28], a county of Virginia[29], in United States[30], founded in 1720[31].

Why It Matters

Electorate of Hanover ranks in the top 10% of historical_territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Hanover County[28], a county of Virginia[29], in United States[30], founded in 1720[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . zeno.org. zeno.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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