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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 .
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 ...
FitzClarence committed suicide at the age of 48 in London. [8] He shot himself with a pistol presented to him by King George IV, then Prince of Wales.The first shot only wounded his hand; while his footman went for help, having been told there had been an accident, Lord Munster put the gun in his mouth with his left hand and shot himself in the head. [9]
Prince Frederick Augustus was the second son of Queen Charlotte and King George. He briefly married Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, and had no children. King William IV. Born: August 21, 1765
On his deathbed, William the Conqueror accorded the Duchy of Normandy to his eldest son Robert Curthose, the Kingdom of England to his son William Rufus, and money for his youngest son Henry Beauclerc for him to buy land. Thus, with William I's death on 9 September 1087, the heir to the throne was William Rufus (born 1056), third son of William I.
King George III Queen Charlotte. Here follows a list of children and legitimate grandchildren and great-grandchildren of George III, King of the United Kingdom and his wife, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Their fifteen children include George IV of the United Kingdom, William IV of the United Kingdom, and Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover.
His eldest son, William, is now the heir apparent and his firstborn son, George, is in line after him.) On Friday, the sovereign shared a second unseen picture from the lavish event that took ...
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (7 January 1796 – 6 November 1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV), and Caroline of Brunswick.She was expected to ascend the British throne after the deaths of her grandfather, George III, and her father, but died in childbirth at the age of 21, predeceasing them both.