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Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses , a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487.
30 de abr. de 2023 · Of all the monarchs to sit on the British throne in the modern era, few are as infrequently discussed as King William IV. It's a real shame, because the stor...
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31 de dic. de 2019 · George IV and William IV have long been represented as fundamentally pleasure-seeking monarchs who had little or no interest in religion. However, this assumption has never been sustained by ...
Definition. William IV of Great Britain (r. 1830-1837) succeeded his elder brother George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-1830) to become the fifth Hanoverian monarch. William had a successful naval career, and his reign is best remembered for the democratic reforms initiated by the 1832 Reform Act. He was succeeded by his niece, Queen Victoria of ...
22 de oct. de 2011 · Profile. William IV (21 August 1765 - 20 June 1837) was the third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. He was made Duke of Clarence in 1789 and became King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover on the death of his brother George IV on 26 June 1830.
1765-1837. Biography. Son of George III (q.v.). Gazetted Duke of Clarence and of St Andrews and Earl of Munster in the peerage of Ireland on May 16, 1789, by which title he was known until 1830 when he succeeded his brother George IV (q.v.). Had a lengthy liaison with the actress, Dorothy Jordan, who bore him ten children; they were given the ...
