Prince Ernst August of Hanover

Prince Ernst August of Hanover is a fascinating reminder of how Europe's old aristocracy reinvents itself. Born in Hildesheim in 1983, he's the eldest child of the head of the ancient House of Hanover, a dynasty that once ruled the Kingdom of Hanover and even reigned over Great Britain until 1901. What I find telling is that rather than living purely off lineage, he was educated at Malvern College and went into finance as an investment banker. There's something modern about a hereditary prince making his name in the markets. The weight of that history must be both an asset and a burden.

Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover (German: Ernst August Prinz von Hannover Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg, Königlicher Prinz von Großbritannien und Irland; born 19 July 1983) is a German financier and the eldest child of Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (head of the ancient House of Hanover which once ruled the Kingdom of Hanover and were rulers of Great Britain until 1901) and his first wife Chantal Hoc…

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Name (English)

Prince Ernst August of Hanover

Name (Japanese)

エルンスト・アウグスト・フォン・ハノーファー

Reading

えるんすと・あうぐすと・ふぉん・はのーふぁー

Born

July 19, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Origin

Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

investment banker

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Malvern College

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%20(1983-)

Tags

• Lower Saxony
• investment banker

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.