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House of Hanover

noun

The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria). Synonyms: Hanover, Hanoverian line.

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... Dissolutions of Lord Grey in 1831 and 1832, of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, the death of William the Fourth in 1837, Lord Melbourne's Dissolution in 1841, have all interrupted the natural life of Parliaments. But all Governments since the accession of the House of Hanover have been of opinion (with one or two exceptions) that it is hazardous to allow a Parliament to continue seven years, as circumstances may arise making a Dissolution very ...

— The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 • Queen Victoria

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