Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (17 September 1674 – 14 August 1728), was the younger brother of George I of Great Britain.[1] Ernest Augustus was a soldier and served with some distinction under Emperor Leopold I during the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1715, he became Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück.
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Ernest Augustus | |
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Duke of York and Albany | |
Born | (1674-09-17)17 September 1674 Osnabrück, Germany |
Died | 14 August 1728(1728-08-14) (aged 53) Osnabrück, Germany |
House | Hanover |
Father | Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Mother | Sophia of the Palatinate |
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