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4 days ago · This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname. This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles.
Jun 16, 2024 · William IV (born August 21, 1765, London, England—died June 20, 1837, Windsor Castle, near London) was the king of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from June 26, 1830.
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3 days ago · This is a list of nicknames of regiments of the British Army. Many nicknames were used by successor regiments (following renaming or amalgamation).
4 days ago · Arnold Walker, RAF pilot. Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer. "Blood" – J. A. L. Caunter, British general [21] "Blood-n-Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected) [22] "Bloody Bill" –. William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader. William Cunningham, Loyalist militia ...
3 days ago · King William IV (reigned 1830 – 1837) Before he became king, William IV had a long-term relationship with actress Dorothea Jordan . The ten children below with the surname FitzClarence are the children of Dorothea Jordan.
Jun 29, 2024 · William was 64 in 1830, when the king died, and became the oldest to assume the throne. Because of his naval background, he got the nickname "Sailor King." Much more frugal than his brother, he became popular with the people, beginning with his coronation, which cost a fraction of that of George IV.
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3 days ago · 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.
