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  • A city of northwest Germany southeast of Bremen and capital of Lower Saxony; chartered in 1241, it became part of the Hanseatic League in 1386; Hanover was badly damaged during World War II but has been extensively rebuilt. (http://www.expo.hannover.de/english )
  • British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901.
  • Former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany.

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