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William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1747 until his death in 1751.
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (2 November [O.S. 22 October] 1709 – 12 January 1759) was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort Caroline of Ansbach. She was the wife of William IV, Prince of Orange, the first hereditary stadtholder of
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother George IV, becoming the last king and penultimate monarch of Britain's House of Hanover .
Jun 28, 2017 · William married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen in 1818, but their children died in infancy. William became heir presumptive at the age of 61, when his second brother, Frederick, Duke of York, died in January 1827.
Jun 16, 2024 · Between 1794 and 1807 he had 10 illegitimate children (surnamed FitzClarence) by the Irish comedienne Dorothea Jordan. His marriage (July 11, 1818) to Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen produced two daughters, both of whom died in infancy.
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William IV, Prince of Orange, arrived in England in 1734 for his marriage to Anne, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of King George II and Queen Caroline. His health was not good so he went to Bath to take the waters for a few weeks, and they were married on 14 March in the Chapel Royal adjoining St James's Palace.
William IV was the prince of Orange and Nassau, general hereditary stadtholder of the United Netherlands. The posthumous son of John William Friso of the house of Nassau-Dietz, William became stadtholder of Friesland and then later also of Groningen and of Gelderland, assuming his full functions in.
