1. (noun)Hannover, Hanover a portcity in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
2. (noun)Hanover, House of Hanover, Hanoverian line the Englishroyalhouse that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Hanover a Prussianprovince since 1866, formerly an independent kingdom; stretches N. from Westphalia to the German Ocean, between Holland on the W. and Saxony on the E.; the district is well watered by the Elbe, Weser, and Ems; in the S. are the Harz Mountains; for the rest the land is flat, and much of it is occupied by uncultivated moors; agriculture and cattle-rearing are, however, the chief industries, while the minerals of the Harz are extensively wrought; in 1714 George Ludwig, secondElector of Hanover, succeeded Anne on the Englishthrone as her nearest Protestant kinsman, and till 1837 the dual rule was maintained, Hanovermeanwhile in 1814 having been made a kingdom; in 1837 the Hanoveriancrown passed to the Duke of Cumberland, Queen Victoria, as a woman, being ineligible; in 1866 the kingdom was conquered and annexed by Prussia.
2. Hanover the capital, is situated on the Leine, 78 m. SE. of Bremen; it consists of an old and a new portion; presents a handsome appearance, and its many fine buildings include the royallibrary (170,000 vols.), the Kestner Museum, several palaces and art-galleries, &c.; it is the centre of the NorthGermanrailway system, and its many industries embrace iron-works, the manufacture of pianos, tobacco, linen, &c.
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