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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 ...
Coronation portrait of King George IV. The 1821 Coronation Honours were appointments by King George IV to various orders and honours on the occasion of his coronation on 19 July 1821. The honours were published in The London Gazette on 14, 24 and 28 July 1821. [1] [2] [3] The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before ...
George IV's coronation, 19 July 1821 George IV at Holyhead en route to Ireland on 7 August 1821, the day of his wife's death. When George III died in 1820, the Prince Regent, then aged 57, ascended the throne as George IV, with no real change in his powers. [49] By the time of his accession, he was obese and possibly addicted to laudanum. [5]
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 ...
King Charles and senior members of the royal family were seen leaving rehearsals at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday afternoon Coronation news – live: George, Charlotte and Louis spotted at ...
1821: None (Queen Caroline was not permitted to attend the coronation) 1831: George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey; 1838: None; 1902: George Harris, 4th Baron Harris; 1911: Henry Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford; 1937: John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland; 1953: Not used for male consorts; 2023: General Sir Patrick Sanders
It was first used at the 1821 coronation of King George IV. St Edward's Staff. The original staff was thought to have once belonged to St Edward the Confessor, and has since been recreated in 1660 ...
Date of coronation Presiding cleric George I [j] 1 August 1714, O.S. 2 mo 19 d: Wednesday, 20 October 1714, O.S. Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury George II - article: Caroline of Ansbach: 11 June 1727, O.S. 4 mo: Wednesday, 11 October 1727, O.S. William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury George III - article: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz