King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
For other people titled William IV, see William IV (disambiguation).
William IV
Portrait by Martin Archer Shee, 1833
King of the United Kingdom
Reign
26 June 1830 – 20 June 1837
Coronation
8 September 1831
Predecessor
George IV
Successor
Victoria
King of Hanover
Reign
26 June 1830 – 20 June 1837
Predecessor
George IV
Successor
Ernest Augustus
Viceroy
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Born
(1765-08-21)21 August 1765 Buckingham House, London, England
Died
20 June 1837(1837-06-20) (aged 71) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Burial
8 July 1837
Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Spouse
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
(m. 1818)
Issue more...
George FitzClarence, Earl of Munster
Henry FitzClarence
Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley
Lady Mary Fox
Lord Frederick FitzClarence
Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll
Lord Adolphus FitzClarence
Lady Augusta Gordon
Lord Augustus FitzClarence
Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland
Princess Charlotte of Clarence
Princess Elizabeth of Clarence
Names
William Henry
House
Hanover
Father
George III
Mother
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Religion
Protestant
Signature
Military career
Allegiance
Great Britain
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of active service
1779–1790
Rank
Rear admiral (active service)
Commands held
HMS Valiant
HMS Andromeda
HMS Pegasus
Battles/wars
Battle of Cape St. Vincent
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother George IV, becoming the last king and penultimate monarch of Britain's House of Hanover.
William served in the Royal Navy in his youth, spending time in British North America and the Caribbean, and was later nicknamed the "Sailor King". In 1789, he was created Duke of Clarence and St Andrews. Between 1791 and 1811, he cohabited with the actress Dorothea Jordan, with whom he had ten children. In 1818, he married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. William remained faithful to Adelaide during their marriage. In 1827, he was appointed Britain's first Lord High Admiral since 1709.
As his two elder brothers died without leaving legitimate issue, William inherited the throne when he was 64 years old. His reign saw several reforms: the Poor Law was updated, child labour restricted, slavery abolished in nearly all of the British Empire, and the electoral system refashioned by the Reform Acts of 1832. Although William did not engage in politics as much as his brother or his father, he was the last British monarch to appoint a prime minister contrary to the will of Parliament. He granted his German kingdom a short-lived liberal constitution. William had no surviving legitimate children at the time of his death, so he was succeeded by his niece Victoria in the United Kingdom and his brother Ernest Augustus in Hanover.
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