Posted by Nellie on February 27, 2015, 11:21 pm, in reply to "The Hanoverian Claim"
Parts of my notes:
First, a relevant snippet from the will of George II written in German in 1751 -
All our jewels, which have been bought with our money, or which have been inherited by us from our ancestors [or predecessors], shall remain as a perpetual heirloom [fidei commis], for ever in our family, and devolve upon our successors in the Electorate.
1752 - George II had an inventory made of items stored in Hanover, forming one album of the King's jewels and one of Queen Caroline's.
1760 - George II died and was succeeded by his grandson George III who sent for the jewels in Hanover. George III also got those listings of his grandparents' jewels plus sheets of receipts with weights and values of principal stones. His Uncle William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, claimed some was his. The upshot was Cumberland accepted payment of ₤54,000 for his entitlement. Those jewels were then re-set for George III's bride Charlotte. [Have checked that figure and we have a discrepancy of 900 between the two sources.]