Editing Braunschweig (section)

==Name==
{{see also | Brunswick (disambiguation)}}

Many other geographical locations around the world are named Brunswick, after the historical English name of Braunschweig. Between 1714 and 1837, the [[House of Hanover]] ruled Great Britain in [[personal union]] with the [[Electorate of Hanover]]. The House of Hanover was formally known as the [[House of Welf|House of Brunswick-Lüneburg]], Hanover line.<ref name="heraldica_hanover">{{cite web|title=Royal Arms of Britain|url=http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/royalarm.htm|website=Heraldica|access-date=10 May 2016|quote=The House of Brunswick Luneburg being one of the most illustrious and most ancient in Europe, the Hanoverian branch having filled for more than a century one of the most distinguished thrones, its possessions being among the most considerable in Germany;}}</ref> As a result, many places in [[British Empire|the British colonies]] were named after Brunswick, such as the province of [[New Brunswick]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1444070816858 |title=New Brunswick - Anthems and Symbols - Canadian Identity |publisher=Pch.gc.ca |date=2013-08-28 |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520022041/http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1444070816858 |archive-date=2016-05-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ironically, the city of Braunschweig was not ruled by the Hanoverians while its name was being given to other Brunswicks around the world. Starting in 1269, the [[Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg]] underwent a series of divisions and mergers, with parts of the territory being transferred between various branches of the family. The city of Braunschweig went to the senior branch of the house, the [[List of rulers of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Wolfenbüttel line]], while [[Lüneburg]] eventually ended up with the [[House of Hanover|Hanover line]]. Although the territory had been split, all branches of the family continued to style themselves as the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg.<ref name="heraldica_hanover"/><ref name="riedesel_1868">{{cite book|last1=Riedesel|first1=Friedrich Adolf|translator-last=Stone|translator-first=William L.|editor-last=von Eelking|editor-first=Max|title=Memoirs, and Letters and Journals, of Major General Riedesel During His Residence in America|volume=1|page=29|publisher=J. Munsell|location=Albany|year=1868|quote=I remain ever, Your affectionate Charles, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg. Brunswick, February 14, 1776. To Colonel Riedesel.}}</ref> In 1884, the senior branch of the House of Welf became extinct. The Hanover line, being the last surviving line of the family, subsequently held the throne of the Duchy of Brunswick from November 1913 until November 1918.