Electors of Hanover in personal union with Great Britain & Ireland

• 1714-1727 George I of Great Britain and Ireland
• 1727-1760 George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Electors of Hanover in personal union with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

• 1760-1814 George III of the United Kingdom *-became the first King of Hanover

Kings of Hanover in personal union with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

• 1814-1820 George III of the United Kingdom
• 1820-1830 George IV of the United Kingdom
• 1830-1837 William IV of the United Kingdom

Kings of Hanover

• 1837-1851 Ernst August I
• 1851-1866 George V *-deposed, Kingdom of Hanover annexed by Prussia

Pretenders to the Throne

• 1866-1878 George V
• 1878-1923 Ernst August II, Crown Prince of Hanover
• 1923-1953 Ernst August III, Duke of Brunswick
• 1953-1987 Ernst August IV, Prince of Hanover
• 1987-present Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover