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1. www.britannica.com › biography › William-IV-king-ofWilliam IV | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   Jun 16, 2024 · William IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from June 26, 1830. Personally opposed to parliamentary reform, he grudgingly accepted the epochal Reform Act of 1832, which reduced the power of the British crown and the landowning aristocracy over the government.

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2. www.thelist.com › 1605271 › prince-williamWhat Prince William's coronation ceremony could look like

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   Jun 19, 2024 · When King Charles III was crowned at his coronation, Prince William played a significant role in the ceremony. As People reported, he assisted Baroness Merron and various bishops placing the Stole Royal and the Robe Royal on his father before St. Edward's Crown was set atop his head.

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4. www.townandcountrymag.com › society › traditionQueen Charlotte and King George III's Family Tree Explained

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   Jun 13, 2024 · When his older brother died in 1830, he succeeded him as King William IV. And, until King Charles III in 2022, he became the oldest person to assume the British throne at age 64.

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5. www.britannica.com › biography › Victoria-queen-ofVictoria - Queen, United Kingdom, Accession | Britannica

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   Jun 9, 2024 · Victoria - Queen, United Kingdom, Accession: In the early hours of June 20, 1837, Victoria received a call from the archbishop of Canterbury and the lord chamberlain and learned of the death of William IV, third son of George III.

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7. www.britannica.com › biography › Victoria-queen-ofVictoria | Biography, Family Tree, Children, Successor, & Facts

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   Jun 9, 2024 · After his death and George IV’s accession in 1820, Victoria became third in the line of succession to the throne after the duke of York (died 1827) and the duke of Clarence (subsequently William IV), whose own children died in infancy.

   • Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). Her reign was one of the longes...
   • Victoria’s father died when she was a baby. She was raised by her mother at Kensington Palace and had a lonely childhood until she became queen at...
   • Victoria married her first cousin Albert, prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, on February 10, 1840.
   • Victoria had nine children: Victoria (1840–1901), the princess royal; Albert Edward (1841–1910), who became King Edward VII; Alice (1843–78); Alfre...

8. www.newsweek.com › prince-william-42-birthday-tenPrince William Turns 42: Ten facts about Britain's future king

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   Jun 21, 2024 · The cottage was built in the early 19th century for Queen Adelaide, the consort of King William IV. William's niece Queen Victoria used the residence as a place to take meetings and tea, while she ...

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   What was William IV known for?

   • William IV is best known for being the monarch when the 1832 Reform Act was passed, which made the British electoral system more democratic and representative. Who was William IV to Queen Victoria?

   William IV of Great Britain - World History Encyclopedia

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   How did William IV Die?

   • The British monarchy was about to undergo a major renewal, too, as the Hanoverian kings gave way to a young girl who would become the longest-serving British monarch the country had yet seen. William IV died of cirrhosis of the liver and pneumonia on 20 June 1837 at Windsor Castle. He was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.

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   How old was King William IV when he became a king?

   • King William IV was the third son of George III and Queen Charlotte. Nicknamed ‘The Sailor King’, he did not succeed to the throne until he was 64 years of age… “Sailor King” and “Silly Billy” were nicknames of William IV, one of the most unlikely British kings and, at that time, the oldest at the time to receive the crown at the age of sixty-four.

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   Was William IV a good king?

   • With two older brothers, George and Frederick, William IV had never expected to be king but despite this unlikely accession, his rule proved to be productive, eventful and more stable than that of his predecessors. He was born in August 1765 in Buckingham House, the third child of King George III and his wife, Queen Charlotte.

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10. www.british-history.ac.uk › commons-jrnl › vol85House of Commons Journal Volume 85: 26 June 1830, Recognition ...

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    Jun 12, 2024 · Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 85, 1830. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, [n.d.]. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. Public Domain. Citation: 'House of Commons Journal Volume 85: 26 June 1830, Recognition of the accession of William IV', Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 85, 1830 ...