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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 1830 United Kingdom general election was held on 29 July 1830 to 1 September 1830 to elect members of the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament.Triggered by the death of King George IV, it produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, King William IV.
Once the scandal had died down, the loyalist pro-King party had a resurgence, and became more vocal. [97] It took over a decade and the death of King George IV, for the reform movement to gain sufficient ground to force through Parliament the Reform Act 1832, which regulated the franchise throughout the United Kingdom.
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.
The Crown passed from Queen Anne to Sophia's son, King George I, as Sophia had already died. Queen Anne and King George I were second cousins, as both were great-grandchildren of James VI and I. For a family tree that shows George I's relationship to Anne, see George I of Great Britain § Family tree.
King George IV b. 1762 — d. 1830. Heritage Images - Getty Images. ... When his older brother died in 1830, he succeeded him as King William IV. And, until King Charles III in 2022, he became the ...
Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Caroline Amelia Elizabeth; 17 May 1768 – 7 August 1821) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until her death in 1821 as the estranged wife of King George IV. She was Princess of Wales from 1795 to 1820.
Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837) was a longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV of the United Kingdom). In 1785, they secretly contracted a marriage that was invalid under English civil law because his father, King George III , had not consented to it.