- When George IV died on 26 June 1830 without surviving legitimate issue, William succeeded him as William IV.
- What is sometimes overlooked was the critical part William IV played in setting the future of the kingdom and keeping a British monarchy in play.
- William IV was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830 to 1837. Under his reign, the revolutionary ‘Reform Act of 1832’ was passed.
- King William IV was the third son of George III and Queen Charlotte. Nicknamed ‘The Sailor King’, he did not succeed to the throne until he was 64 years of age…
- After succeeding George IV as king, William proved to be less brilliant but also less selfish and more attentive to official business than his brother had been.
- ‘William IV of the United Kingdom’ was created in 1832 by David Wilkie in Romanticism style.
- William, the third son of George III and younger brother and successor to George IV, was the last King and penultimate monarch of the House of Hanover.
- William IV ascended the throne at the advanced age of sixty-nine, on the death of his brother George IV, his was not expected to be a long reign.
- Kingdom of Hannover: King William IV (1830-1837). ... Demerara and Essequibo: King William IV (1830-1837). » See 6 coins.
- At 66 years old, the Duke of Clarence became William IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He also inherited the family title of King of Hanover.
IV. William
Genel bilgiler
1830-1837 arası Birleşik Krallık ve Hannover kralı ve Kraliçe Victoria'nın amcası. Temsil gücünü seyrek nüfuslu bölgelerden sanayi bölgelerine kaydıran, böylece hükümdar ile toprak sahibi soyluların yönetim üzerindeki etkilerini sınırlandıran 1832 Reform Yasası'nı kabul etmek zorunda kalmıştır.
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- Doğum tarihi ve yeri:21 Ağustos 1765, Buckingham Sarayı
- Ölüm tarihi ve yeri:20 Haziran 1837 (71 yaşında), Windsor Kalesi
- Evlilikleri:Adelaide, Dorothea Jordan
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