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George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 ...
The coronation of George IV as king of the United Kingdom took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 July 1821.Originally scheduled for 1 August of the previous year, the ceremony had been postponed due to the parliamentary proceedings of George's estranged wife, Queen Caroline; because these failed to deprive Caroline of her titles and obtain a divorce from the King, she was excluded from ...
On the day of George IV's death, 26 June 1830, the line of succession to the British throne was: Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews (born 1765), third son of George III; Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent (born 1819), only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, George III's deceased fourth son
Ahead of King Charles’s coronation on 6 May 2023, The Independent looks at the history of the traditional royal ceremony and how it has evolved through the centuries. The first ever coronation ...
Buckingham Palace even has a section on its website about King George's mental health. “After serious bouts of illness in 1788-89 and again in 1801, George became permanently deranged in 1810 ...
George IV 's visit to Scotland in 1822 was the first visit of a reigning monarch to Scotland in nearly two centuries, the last being by Charles II for his Scottish coronation in 1651. Government ministers had pressed the King to bring forward a proposed visit to Scotland, to divert him from diplomatic intrigue at the Congress of Verona .
King George IV. Born: August 17, 1762. Died: June 26, 1830. Prince George Augustus Frederick was the first of fifteen children born to Queen Charlotte and King George.
Carlton House. Carlton House, sometimes Carlton Palace, was a mansion in Westminster, best known as the town residence of King George IV, particularly during the regency era and his time as prince regent. It faced the south side of Pall Mall, and its gardens abutted St James's Park [a] in the St James's district of London.