King HANOVER George IV

1762 - 1830  (67 years)

• Name	HANOVER George IV
  Title	King
  Birth	12 Aug 1762	St. James' Palace
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jun 1830	Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
  Burial	Windsor, Berkshire, England, Great Britain
  Notes	George IV, who served as prince regent from 1811 to 1820 (see Regency)before succeeding his father, George III, to the throne, brought thestanding of the British monarchy lower than at any other time in itsmodern history. Born on Aug. 12, 1762, he consorted as a young man withhis father's parliamentary opponents, including Charles James Fox. In1785 he illegally married Mrs. Maria Fitzherbert. He subsequently deniedthe marriage in order to secure Parliament's payment of his debts, and in1795 he married Princess Caroline of Brunswick, whom he later attemptedto divorce on his accession as king. Although long an ally of the Whigs,he declined to bring them into power when he became regent, and he wasthereafter associated with deeply conservative causes, especially themaintenance of official discrimination against Roman Catholics andProtestant dissenters. His personal profligacy and his treatment of QueenCaroline brought him great unpopularity. He spent extravagant sums on thearts. Some of the richest portions of the royal collection and, aboveall, the Royal Pavilion at Brighton remain as monuments to his culturalinterests. He died on June 26, 1830, and was succeeded by his brother,William IV.
  Person ID	I37	Royal Family of Europe
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2003

  
  

  Father	HANOVER George III of England,   b. 24 May 1738, Norfolk-House, St. James Square, London, England d. 29 Jan 1820, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England (Age 81 years)
  Mother	OF MECKLENBURG Sophia Charlotte,   b. 19 May 1744, Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany d. 17 Nov 1818, Kew Palace, Kew (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1761	St. James' Palace
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	FITZHERBERT Maria Anne,   b. 1756, England d. 1837, Brighton, England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1785
  Family ID	F1779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	OF BRUNSWICK Caroline Amelia,   b. 1768, London, England, Great Britain d. 1821 (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1795	Chapel Royal, St James Palace, England, England
  Children	1. HANOVER Charlotte Augusta,   b. 7 Jan 1796, England, Great Britain d. 6 Nov 1817, Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F1783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart