be further subdivided after his death, and also as a pre-condition for obtaining the coveted electorship. He participated in the Great Turkish War on the side of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. In 1692, he was appointed Prince-elector by the Emperor, thus raising the House of Hanover to electoral dignity, the elevation becoming effective in 1708 when confirmed by the Imperial Diet. He was nonetheless recognized as Elector of Hanover, the very first. Death, succession, and legacy Ernest Augustus died in 1698 at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover. He was succeeded as ruler by his eldest son, George Louis, later King George I of Great Britain. His main residences were the Leineschloss, in Hanover, and the Herrenhausen, a summer residence a short distance outside the city. Ernest Augustus and Sophia had the Great Garden at Herrenhausen enlarged after Italian and Dutch models, creating one of the most distinguished baroque formal gardens of Europe. Issue Ancestry References 1629 births 1698 deaths People from Herzberg am Harz Princes of Calenberg House of Hanover Lutheran Prince-Bishops of Osnabrück Prince-electors of Hanover Sophia of Hanover Burials at Berggarten Mausoleum, Herrenhausen (Hanover) Military personnel from Lower Saxony