George IV of the United Kingdom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George IV of the United Kingdom

1820-1830 King of the United Kingdom and Hanover

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1762

Place of Birth: St James's Palace, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1830

Profession: ruler, art collector, patron of the arts

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About George IV of the United Kingdom

  • George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.
  • From 1811 until his accession, he served as regent during his father's final mental illness. George IV was the eldest child of King George III and Queen Charlotte.
  • He led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era.
  • He was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste.
  • He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and Sir Jeffry Wyatville to rebuild Windsor Castle.
  • George's charm and culture earned him the title "the first gentleman of England", but his dissolute way of life and poor relationships with his parents and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick, earned him the contempt of the people and dimmed the prestige of the monarchy.
  • He excluded Caroline from the coronation and asked the government to introduce the unpopular Pains and Penalties Bill in an unsuccessful attempt to divorce her. George's ministers found his behaviour selfish, unreliable and irresponsible.
  • At all times he was much under the influence of favourites.
  • He did not provide national leadership in time of crisis, nor act as a role model for his people.
  • Taxpayers were angry at his wasteful spending during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • For most of his regency and reign, Lord Liverpool controlled the government as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
  • Liverpool's government presided over Britain's ultimate victory, negotiated the peace settlement, and attempted to deal with the social and economic malaise that followed.
  • After Liverpool's retirement, George was forced to accept Catholic emancipation despite opposing it.
  • His only legitimate child, Princess Charlotte, died before him in 1817 and so he was succeeded by his younger brother, William.

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