King William Henry
(1765-1837)
King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
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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.
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Military career 21 August 1765 Buckingham House, Westminster, England
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20 June 1837 (aged 71) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen 1792-1849 Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837 · m. 1818
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George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster 1st child with Dorothea Jordan Male b. 29 Jan 1794 d. 20 Mar 1842 Age: 48 (at death) 1794-1842 British Army general -
Mary FitzClarence 4th child with Dorothea Jordan Female b. 19 Dec 1798 d. 13 Jul 1864 Age: 65 (at death) 1798-1864 British aristocrat and writer -
Lord Frederick FitzClarence 5th child with Dorothea Jordan Male b. 9 Dec 1799 d. 30 Oct 1854 Age: 54 (at death) 1799-1854 British general -
Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll 6th child with Dorothea Jordan Female b. 17 Jan 1801 d. 16 Jan 1856 Age: 54 (at death) 1801-1856 British countess -
Lord Adolphus FitzClarence 7th child with Dorothea Jordan Male b. 18 Feb 1802 d. 17 May 1856 Age: 54 (at death) 1802-1856 Royal Navy admiral -
Lord Augustus FitzClarence 9th child with Dorothea Jordan Male b. 1 Mar 1805 d. 14 Jun 1854 Age: 49 (at death) 1805-1854 British royal bastard
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Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland 10th child with Dorothea Jordan Female b. 21 Mar 1807 d. 2 Jul 1858 Age: 51 (at death) 1807-1858 Illegitimate daughter of William IV -
Charlotte Augusta Louisa 11th child with Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Female b. 27 Mar 1819 Age: 206 1819- Celebrity Baby
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Princess Elizabeth of Clarence 12th child with Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Female b. 10 Dec 1820 d. 4 Mar 1821 Age: 2 months (at death) 1820-1821 British princess
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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz · Mother · 1744-1818 · Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 to 1818
George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz · m. 1761
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George Augustus Frederick · Older Brother · 1762-1830 · King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830 -
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany · Older Brother · 1763-1827 · British prince; second son of George III -
Charlotte Augusta Matilda · Younger Sister · 1766-1828 · Duchess/Electress/Queen of Württemberg from 1797 to 1816 -
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom · Younger Sister · 1770-1840 · Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg -
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh · Younger Sister · 1776-1857 · British princess; fourth daughter of George III -
Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom · Younger Sister · 1783-1810 · Daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom
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Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau · Grandmother · 1665-1706 · Princess-Abbess of Herford -
George II of Great Britain · Great-grandfather · 1683-1760 · King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760 -
Frederick, Prince of Wales · Grandfather · 1707-1751 · British heir apparent; eldest son of George II -
Wilhelmina FitzClarence, Countess of Munster · Granddaughter · 1830-1906 · British peeress and novelist
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12th childFemaleb. 10 Dec 1820d. 4 Mar 1821Age: 2 months (at death)
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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz · Mother · 1744-1818 · Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 to 1818
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Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen · Mother · 1792-1849 · Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
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George IV of the United Kingdom · Brother · 1762-1830 · King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830
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Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany · Brother · 1763-1827 · British prince; second son of George III
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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn · Brother · 1767-1820 · British prince; fourth son of George III
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Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau · Grandmother · 1665-1706 · Princess-Abbess of Herford
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George II of Great Britain · Great-grandfather · 1683-1760 · King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760
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Frederick, Prince of Wales · Grandfather · 1707-1751 · British heir apparent; eldest son of George II
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Wilhelmina FitzClarence, Countess of Munster · Granddaughter · 1830-1906 · British peeress and novelist
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