In 1636 George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruler of the Brunswick-Lüneburg principality of Calenberg, moved his residence to Hanover. The Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg were elevated by the Holy Roman Emperor to the rank of Prince-Elector in 1692, and this elevation was confirmed by the Imperial Diet in 1708. Thus the principality was upgraded to the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, colloquially known as the Electorate of Hanover after Calenberg's capital (see also: House of Hanover). Its electors would later become monarchs of Great Britain (and from 1801, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland). The first of these was George I Louis, who acceded to the British throne in 1714. The last British monarch who ruled in Hanover was William IV. Semi-Salic law, which required succession by the male line if possible, forbade the accession of Queen Victoria in Hanover. As a male-line descendant of George I, Queen Victoria was herself a member of the House of Hanover. Her descendants, however, bore her husband's titular name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Three kings of Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, were concurrently also Electoral Princes of Hanover. COUNT 5
QSN1 Where did the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg move his residence to? ANS1 Hanover QSN2 Who elevated the status of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg? ANS2 Holy Roman Emperor QSN3 Who confirmed the elevation of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1708? ANS3 Imperial Diet QSN4 Which other nation would the electors of Hanover become monarchs of? ANS4 Great Britain QSN5 Who was the first elector from Hanover to sit on the British throne? ANS5 George I Louis