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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_74406" /> ==
 
<p> A Prussian province since 1866, formerly an independent kingdom; stretches N. from [[Westphalia]] to the German Ocean, between [[Holland]] on the W. and [[Saxony]] on the E.; the district is well watered by the Elbe, Weser, and Ems; in the S. are the Harz Mountains; for the rest the land is flat, and much of it is occupied by uncultivated moors; agriculture and cattle-rearing are, however, the chief industries, while the minerals of the Harz are extensively wrought; in 1714George Ludwig, second Elector of Hanover, succeeded Anne on the English throne as her nearest [[Protestant]] kinsman, and till 1837 the dual rule was maintained, [[Hanover]] meanwhile in 1814 having been made a kingdom; in 1837 the Hanoverian crown passed to the [[Duke]] of Cumberland, [[Queen]] Victoria, as a woman, being ineligible; in 1866 the kingdom was conquered and annexed by Prussia. </p>
Hanover <ref name="term_74404" />
       
<p> The capital, is situated on the Leine, 78 m. SE. of Bremen; it consists of an old and a new portion; presents a handsome appearance, and its many fine buildings include the royal library (170,000 vols.), the Kestner Museum, several palaces and art-galleries, &c.; it is the centre of the North German railway system, and its many industries embrace iron-works, the manufacture of pianos, tobacco, linen, &c. </p>
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<ref name="term_74404"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hanover+(2) Hanover from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_74406"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hanover Hanover from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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Revision as of 17:28, 15 October 2021

Hanover [1]

The capital, is situated on the Leine, 78 m. SE. of Bremen; it consists of an old and a new portion; presents a handsome appearance, and its many fine buildings include the royal library (170,000 vols.), the Kestner Museum, several palaces and art-galleries, &c.; it is the centre of the North German railway system, and its many industries embrace iron-works, the manufacture of pianos, tobacco, linen, &c.

References

  1. ↑ Hanover from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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