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King William IV was the third son of George III and Queen Charlotte. Nicknamed ‘The Sailor King’, he did not succeed to the throne until he was 64 years of age…. “Sailor King” and “Silly Billy” were nicknames of William IV, one of the most unlikely British kings and, at that time, the oldest at the time to receive the crown at the ...
William IV, later Duke of Clarence, was the third son of George III and Queen Charlotte. ‘The Sailor King’, he spent much of his early life at sea. In 1818 he married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen; sadly none of their children survived to adulthood. William succeeded his brother, George IV.
16 de ago. de 2022 · William IV had mellowed in his later years, largely thanks to the good influence of his much younger and persuasive wife Adelaide. He had some eccentricities, such as his cheerful behaviour at George IV’s funeral when he recognised various friends, nodded at them with a grin or shook them heartily by the hand, as well as talking loudly throughout the service.
27 de jan. de 2023 · Guillaume IV de Grande-Bretagne (Né William Henry, r. de 1830 à 1837) succéda à son frère aîné George IV de Grande-Bretagne (r. de 1820 à 1830) pour devenir le cinquième monarque de la maison de Hanovre. Guillaume mena une brillante carrière navale et son règne est surtout connu pour les réformes démocratiques initiées par le ...
William IV's papers were found in the basement of Apsley House, the London residence of the Dukes of Wellington, along with the papers of George IV, and were deposited in the Royal Archives in 1912. Before dying, William had instructed Sir Henry Wheatley, Keeper of his Privy Purse, that all his papers should be destroyed.
The surviving papers. William IV’s papers were found in the basement of Apsley House, the London residence of the Dukes of Wellington, along with the papers of George IV, and were deposited in the Royal Archives in 1912. Before dying, William had instructed Sir Henry Wheatley, Keeper of his Privy Purse, that all his papers should be destroyed.
Wilhelm IV. ( englisch William IV; vormalig HRH The Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, Earl of Munster; * 21. August 1765 in Buckingham House, London; † 20. Juni 1837 auf Windsor Castle, Berkshire) war von 1830 bis 1837 König des Vereinigten Königreichs von Großbritannien und Irland sowie in Personalunion König von ...
