Georg Wilhelm of Hanover
Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel, Prince of Hanover, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Named for his paternal uncle, Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover, who had died in a car accident in 1912.
Son of Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick, Prince of Hanover etc. (1887-1953) and Viktoria Luise, Princess of Prussia (1892-1980)
Born: Brunswick 25. Mar 1915
Baptised: Brunswick 10. May 1915
Godparents: The Queen of Spain (née Marie Christine, Archduchess of Austria); Prince Axel of Denmark; Princess Olga of Hanover (paternal aunt)
Married: Salem, Baden (civ.) 23. Apr (rel.) 24. Apr 1946 Sophia, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1914-2001), daughter of Andreas, Prince of Greece and Denmark (1882-1944) and Alice, Prinzessin von Battenberg (1885-1969)
Issue:
Welf, Prince of Hanover (1947-1981) m. (morg.) 1969 (div. 1979) Wibke van Gunsteren (1948)
Georg, Prince of Hanover (1949) m. (morg.) 1973 Victoria Ann Bee (1951)
Friederike, Princess of Hanover (1954) m. 1979 Jerry Cyr (1951)
Died: Munich 8. Jan 2006
Buried: Schliersee, Bavaria
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürsten I, Vol XVIII, Starke Verlag 2007 ; for burial place see Royaltyguide www.royaltyguide.nl