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| Keywords: Battle of Langensalza (1866) Hanoverian Medal, obverse.jpg en Gilt bronze d 36 mm George V King of Hanover 1851-1866 He was the grandson of King George III of Great Britain As a legitimate male-line descendant of George III he remained a member of the British Royal Family and second in line to the British throne until the birth of Queen Victoria's first child Victoria Princess Royal in 1840 Contrary to the wishes of the parliament Hanover joined the Austrian camp in the war As a result the Prussian army occupied Hanover and the Hanoverian army surrendered on 29 June 1866 the King and royal family having fled to Austria The Prussian government formally annexed Hanover on 20 September but the deposed King never renounced his rights to the throne or acknowledged Prussia's actions From exile in Gmunden Austria George V appealed in vain for the European great powers to intervene on behalf of Hanover Head l around GEORG V v G G KOENIG v HANNOVER /3 lines between 2 laurel branches LANGENSALZA 27 JUNI 1866 Edge letttering C RÖHRS v Heyden 235 Medallist Heinrich Jauner 1833 Wien - 1912 Vienna Austria Condition UNCIRCULATED 1866-07-27 own Berlin-George other versions cc-by-sa-4 0 PD-old-100 PD-1923 Medals of Germany Hannover 1866 medals Battle of Langensalza 1866 | ||||
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