King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830
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George IV
Portrait by Thomas Lawrence, 1821
King of the United Kingdom and Hanover
Reign
29 January 1820 – 26 June 1830
Coronation
19 July 1821
Predecessor
George III
Successor
William IV
Prince Regent of the United Kingdom
Regency
5 February 1811 – 29 January 1820
Monarch
George III
Born
(1762-08-12)12 August 1762 St James's Palace, London, England
Died
26 June 1830(1830-06-26) (aged 67) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Burial
15 July 1830
Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Spouse
Caroline of Brunswick
(m. 1795; died 1821)
Issue
Princess Charlotte of Wales
Names
George Augustus Frederick
House
Hanover
Father
George III
Mother
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Religion
Protestant
Signature
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 during his father's final mental illness.
George IV was the eldest child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. He led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era. He was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste. He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and commissioned Jeffry Wyatville to rebuild Windsor Castle. George's charm and culture earned him the title "the first gentleman of England", but his dissolute way of life and poor relationships with his parents and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick, earned him the contempt of the people and dimmed the prestige of the monarchy. He excluded Caroline from his coronation and asked the government to introduce the unpopular Pains and Penalties Bill in an unsuccessful attempt to divorce her.
George's rule was tarnished by scandal and financial extravagance. His ministers found his behaviour selfish, unreliable and irresponsible and he was strongly influenced by favourites.[1] During most of George's regency and reign, Lord Liverpool controlled the government as prime minister of the United Kingdom. Liverpool's government presided over Britain's ultimate victory over Napoleon and negotiated a peace settlement with the French. After Liverpool's retirement, George was forced to accept Catholic emancipation despite opposing it. His only legitimate child, Princess Charlotte, predeceased him in 1817, as did his childless younger brother Prince Frederick in 1827, so he was succeeded by another younger brother, William IV.
^Baker, Kenneth (2005). "George IV: a Sketch". History Today. 55 (10): 30–36.
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