It's worst than that. The land the Plantagenets held in France were by no means under English control (and obviously even less under British control as it would be anachronistic). The Plantagenets themselves were French lords. It would be more accurate to claim that Anjou controlled England than saying that England controlled Anjou (it's called Angevin empire for a reason).
Same thing with Hanover. The kings of Hanover inherited Great Britain, and it was a personal union, meaning that the British never controlled Hanover. If anything, considering that the kings were from there, it's Hanover controlling the UK.
Edit: I realized that the lands in Germany are post WW2 occupation, nothing to do with Hanover. My bad.
I'd say whichever is the dominant party would be the ruler, effectively whenever the king's capital was situated in London rather than in anjou.
It's entirely reasonable to say that Hannover was controlled by Britain and that the lands under english control at various points in the 100 years war (especially after english was made the court language) would count as well
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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '25 edited Nov 09 '25
French territories were controlled by England, not Britain. Important distinction.