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Catholic priest

Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany

Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück (1674-1728)

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Also known as Ernesto Augusto II de Hannover, Ernesto Augusto, Ernst August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg

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Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, bishop
Position held: Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück
Citizenship: Germany
Born: September 17, 1674
Died: August 14, 1728

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Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, was the younger brother of George I of Great Britain. Ernest Augustus was a soldier and served with some distinction under Emperor Leopold I during the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1715, he became Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück.

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