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George IV is arguably the most magnificent of British monarchs and formed an unrivalled collection of art, much of which remains in the Royal Collection. As Prince of Wales and, from 1820, magnificent king, he purchased paintings, metalwork, textiles, furniture, watercolours, books and ceramics in vast numbers, many of these works by the finest artists of the day.
The official correspondence of George IV as Prince of Wales provides an exciting insight into his spheres of interest and influence. They allow us a glimpse of the Prince's personality and temperament, how he reacted to events and tensions, and how his family and advisors responded to him. The papers show the concern of the Prince over what ...
Hace 4 días · George IV's coronation in the Abbey on 19th July 1821 was a superbly extravagant pageant that cost a staggering £230,000. He had a new crown containing over 12,000 diamonds specially made. The ageing and obese King sweltered in his suit, thick velvet coronation robes, a long curled wig and plumed hat, and he used no fewer than nineteen handkerchiefs to mop his heavily perspiring brow!
King George IV. 12 August 1762 –. 26 June 1830. King George IV was born on the 26th June 1830 and was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later on the 26th June 1830. King George IV of the United Kingdom ...
27 de abr. de 2022 · The Royal Pavilion in Brighton / Fenliokao / Wiki Commons 2. It was constructed as a seaside palace for the future King of Great Britain. When George, Prince of Wales (1762-1830), the future King Goerge IV of Great Britain, first visited Brighton in 1783 at the age of 21, he was instantly hooked.
George IV 1762–1830 (regent 1811–1820) r. 1820–1830: Frederick Duke of York and Albany 1763–1827: Frederica Charlotte of Prussia 1767–1820: Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen of Saxe-Meiningen 1792–1849: William IV 1765–1837 r. 1830–1837: Charlotte, Princess Royal 1766–1828: Frederick I King of Württemberg 1754–1816: Edward Duke of ...
George IV in the kitchen of the Royal Pavilion. The spectacular kitchens were stocked in bulk at vast expense. Between the 6thof May and the 5thof June 1816, Carlton House took delivery of 5264 lbs of meat “not including sausages, pork or poultry”. And no wonder when George’s favourite breakfast consisted of two pigeons, three beefsteaks ...
