Hanover was a German city. According to the Second Doctor, King George came from the city. In 1746 the Second Doctor told Algernon Ffinch that he was Doctor von Wer and came from Hanover. (TV: The Highlanders [+]Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis, Doctor Who season 4 (BBC1, 1966-1967).) Queen Victoria was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover, dying on 22 January 1901. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Steve Tribe, BBC Books (2008).)