▁Wars ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁century ▁later , ▁through ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁successor ▁kingdom . ▁The ▁British ▁royal ▁family ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Han over . ▁ ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Han over ▁The ▁" E lect or ate ▁of ▁Han over " ▁( the ▁core ▁du chy ) ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁other ▁lands ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Han over ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁was ▁ruled ▁as ▁personal ▁union ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁crown ▁from ▁its ▁creation ▁under ▁George ▁III ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁last ▁elect or ▁of ▁Han over ▁until ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁William ▁IV ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁Han over ▁went ▁to ▁William ' s ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Ernest ▁August us , ▁Duke ▁of ▁C umber land ▁and ▁Te vi ot dale ▁under ▁the ▁Sal ic ▁law ▁requiring ▁the ▁next ▁male ▁he ir ▁to ▁inherit , ▁whereas ▁the ▁British ▁throne ▁was ▁inherited ▁by ▁an ▁elder ▁brother ' s ▁only ▁daughter , ▁Queen ▁Victoria . ▁Her ▁off spring ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a : ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁W inds or . ▁ ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Han over ▁was ▁lost ▁in ▁ 1 8 6