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George IV, orig. George Augustus Frederick, (born Aug. 12, 1762, London, Eng.—died June 26, 1830, Windsor, Berkshire), King of the United Kingdom (1820–30) and king of Hanover (1820–30). The son of George III , he earned his father’s ill will by his extravagances and dissolute habits, contracting a secret marriage that was annulled by his father.
12 de feb. de 2018 · This engrossing biography of George IV, king of England from 1820 to 1830, gives a full and objective reassessment of the monarch’s character, reputation, and achievement. Previous writers have tended to accept the unfavorable verdicts of the king’s contemporaries that he was a dissolute, pleasure-loving dilettante and a feeble and ineffective ruler who was responsible for the decline of ...
In the 1780s his income was highly restricted – some £62,000 a year when he believed that he needed at least £100,000. But in reality, he never took much notice of money and how much things cost, nor did his architects, who were spurred on to extravagance by their patron. By 1786 his debts were nearly £270,000, let’s say £20m in today ...
Hace 1 día · In 1785, George secretly and illegally married a Roman Catholic, Maria Fitzherbert. In 1795, he was officially married to Princess Caroline of Brunswick, in exchange for parliament paying his debts.
29 de sept. de 2023 · A brief history of King George IV Of The United Kingdom. Time Stamps0:00 Intro0:52 Early Life5:01 A Prince Of Passion24:34 A Hellish Marriage40:10 The Princ...
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Hace 4 días · George IV. The eldest son of George III and Charlotte, George was born in August 1762. George Augustus Francis Hanover was born on 12 August 1762 to King George III and Queen Charlotte at St James's Palace, London. As their eldest child and heir, he became the Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothsay at birth. When he was a few days old, he was ...
George IV was the eldest son of George III and Queen Charlotte. He ruled as Prince Regent from 1811 when his father's illness was judged to be permanent and acceded to the throne in 1820. Passionate about art, George's love of French furniture and works of art, and his prolific picture collecting, have given the Royal Collection some of its greatest treasures.
