eb urg ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Han over ians . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 2 ▁Duke ▁Ernest ▁August us ▁from ▁the ▁Cal enberg - H an over ▁Line ▁acquired ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁prince - elect or ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁as ▁the ▁Prince - E lect or ▁of ▁Brun sw ick - L ü ne burg . ▁Col lo qu ial ly ▁the ▁Elect or ate ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Elect or ate ▁of ▁Han over . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁it ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Han over . ▁ ▁British ▁succession ▁Religion - dri ven ▁politics ▁placed ▁Ernest ▁August us ' s ▁wife ▁Soph ia ▁of ▁the ▁Pal at inate ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁crown ▁by ▁the ▁S ett lement ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 7 0 1 , ▁written ▁to ▁ensure ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁thr ones ▁of ▁Scotland ▁and ▁England ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁anti - C atholic ▁sentiment ▁ran ▁high ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁Northern ▁Europe ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁But ▁Soph ia ▁died ▁shortly ▁before ▁her ▁first ▁cousin ▁once ▁removed , ▁Anne , ▁Queen ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁the ▁last ▁so ver eign ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Stuart . ▁Soph ia ' s ▁son ▁George ▁I ▁succeeded ▁queen ▁Anne ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁personal ▁union ▁from ▁ 1 7 1 4 ▁between ▁the ▁British ▁crown ▁and ▁the ▁Elect or ate ▁of ▁Han over , ▁which ▁last ed ▁until ▁well ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic