Princess Vera of Hanover (German

German language

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: Vera Alice, Prinzessin von Hannover, Prinzessin von Großbritannien und Irland, Herzogin zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg), Princess of Great Britain and Ireland

British princess

This is a list of British princesses from the accession of King George I in 1714. This article deals with both princesses of the blood royal and women who become princesses upon marriage....

, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Brunswick-Lüneburg

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 (born 5 November 1976 at Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

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) is the eldest daughter of Prince Georg of Hanover

Prince Georg of Hanover

Prince Georg of Hanover , Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg . Georg is the second eldest son of Prince George William of Hanover and his wife Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, an elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

 and his wife Victoria Anne Bee. Through her grandmother, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, making her the elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

, Vera is a grand-niece of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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Marriage and issue

Vera married her longtime friend Manuel Dmoch (born 20 May 1977) on 12 August 2006 civilly at the Rathaus in Aschau im Chiemgau

Aschau im Chiemgau

Aschau im Chiemgau is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany....

, Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany and religiously at Steinling Chapel in Kampenwand

Kampenwand

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, Germany. Manuel and Vera have two children:

• Celina Sophie Dmoch (born 24 June 2007)

• Elena Luisa Dmoch (born 12 September 2009)

Vera and Manuel regularly upload photographs of Celina and their family http://dmoch.eu at Manuel's Website.

Titles and styles

• 5 November 1976 – 12 August 2006: Her Royal Highness Princess Vera of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• 12 August 2006 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Vera of Hanover, Mrs. Manuel Dmoch, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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