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Hace 4 días · George III (born June 4 [May 24, Old Style], 1738, London—died January 29, 1820, Windsor Castle, near London) was the king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820) and elector (1760–1814) and then king (1814–20) of Hanover, during a period when Britain won an empire in the Seven Years’ War but lost its American colonies and ...
Hace 1 día · From his succession until 1800, George bore the royal arms: Quarterly, I Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or (for England) impaling Or a lion rampant within a tressure flory-counter-flory Gules (for Scotland); II Azure three fleurs-de-lys Or (for France); III Azure a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland); IV tierced per pale and per chevron (for Hanover), I Gules two lions passant ...
Hace 6 días · "The Prince of Whales": George IV of the United Kingdom. Note that it is Whales instead of Wales. George was indeed the Prince of Wales during his regency, while he was also quite obese. Political satirical cartoons at the time would make fun of his obesity and portray him as a massive whale.
Hace 5 días · Victoria (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England—died January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight) was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901).
Hace 4 días · Edward IV, king of England from 1461 until October 1470 and again from April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a leading participant in the Yorkist-Lancastrian conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. Learn more about Edward IV’s life and reign in this article.
Hace 4 días · "Portrait of George IV, half-length, slightly turned to the left, in gold-laced military uniform buttoned to the neck, an aiguillette and lace epaulette on his shoulder, a riband across his chest and the Order of the Golden Fleece on a ribbon about his neck, the stars of other orders pinned to his breast, the whole surrounded by a rectangular frame."--British Museum online catalogue
Hace 1 día · His son, the future George IV, ruled in his stead as Prince Regent. During the Regency and his own reign, the power of the monarchy declined, and by the time of his successor, William IV , the monarch was no longer able to effectively interfere with parliamentary power.
