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In 1636, the capital of the Calenberg line of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg was moved to the city of Hanover, and hence the line was also known as the Hanover line. In 1692, the duke received the additional title of elector (see prince-elector), and was thenceforth normally known as the "Elector of Hanover." In 1714, the Hanoverian electors became kings of Great Britain (see House of Hanover). The Hanoverians also continued to expand their control in Germany. They inherited the territories of the Celle line of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1705Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. It is completed in 1724 The Sophia Naturalization Act 1705 is passed by the English Parliament, which naturalized Sophia of Hanover and the "issue of her body" as British subjects., and the formerly Swedish territories of Bremen and Verden in 1719Events January 23 The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe Prussia conducts Europe's first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War ( 1700- 1721) Births November 3.

In 1803Events January 30 Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to discuss, and possibly buy, New Orleans. They end completing the Louisiana Purchase. February 24 The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison establishes the principle of judicial r, the Electorate was occupied by the French, who ruled over it in one guise or another for the next ten years. In 18131813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events March 17 Through a newspaper, the Prussian king Frederick William III of Prussia calls for resistance against the Napoleonic occupation April 27 War of 1812: Battle of York, the Electorate was restored, and in October of 1814 it became the Kingdom of Hanover at the Congress of ViennaThe Congress of Vienna ( October 1, 1814 June 9, 1815) was a conference between ambassadors from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria. Its purpose was to redraw the, in order to make George IIIGeorge III (George William Frederick) ( 4 June 1738 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was c equal to the upstart King of Württemberg in German affairs. The personal union with the United Kingdom ended in 1837 on the accession of Queen Victoria because the sucession laws in Hanover prevented a female inheriting the title if there was any surviving male heir (in the United Kingdom, a male only took precedence in respect of siblings). In the Prussian-Austrian War of 1866, Hanover was annexed by Prussia and became a province (3.5 million inhabitants in 1939). In 1946, the British military administration made Hanover the main part of the state of Lower Saxony, along with the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. the Duchy of Brunswick and the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe