Chantal, Princess of Hanover

Chantal
Princess of Hanover
Tenure 9 December 1987 – 23 October 1997
Spouse Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover (m.1981-div.1997)
Issue
Prince Ernst August
Prince Christian
House House of Hanover
Father Johann Gustav Hochuli
Mother Rosmarie Lembeck
Born 2 June 1955 (1955-06-02) (age 56)
Zürich, Switzerland

Chantal, Princess of Hanover (German: Chantal Prinzessin von Hannover, née Hochuli; born 2 June 1955), is heiress to a Swiss chocolate fortune. She is the former wife of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover.[1]

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Biography

Chantal was born in Zürich, Switzerland. She is the daughter of Johann Gustav Hochuli and Rosmarie Lembeck.

Chantal and Prince Ernst August were married on 28 August 1981 and divorced on 23 October 1997. Together they have two children:

Titles, styles, honours, and arms

Titles and styles

As the former wife of The Prince of Hanover, Chantal retains the title Princess of Hanover as courtesy (and as surname following her given name) unless she remarries.

References

  1. ^ Green, Michelle (12 May 1997). "A House Divided". People. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20122126,00.html. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Countess Monika of Solms-Laubach
— TITULAR —
Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale
9 December 1987 — 23 October 1997
Reason for succession failure:
Titles Deprivation Act 1917
Succeeded by
Princess Caroline of Monaco
— TITULAR —
Queen consort of Hanover
9 December 1987 — 23 October 1997
Reason for succession failure:
Hanover annexed by Prussia in 1866
— TITULAR —
Duchess consort of Brunswick
30 January 1953 — 23 October 1997
Reason for succession failure:
Duchy abolished in 1918