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Encyclopedia: William IV of the United Kingdom

William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. William, the third son of George III and younger brother and successor to George IV, was the last king and penultimate monarch of the House of Hanover.

During his youth, he served in the Royal Navy; he was afterwards nicknamed the Sailor King. His reign was one of several reforms: the poor law updated, municipal government democratised, child labour restricted and slavery abolished throughout the British Empire. The most important reform legislation of William IV's reign was the Reform Act 1832, which refashioned the British electoral system. William did not engage in politics so much as his brother or his father, though he did prove to be the most recent monarch to appoint a Prime Minister contrary to the will of Parliament (in 1834). He gave a liberal constitution to the Kingdom of Hanover, his other kingdom.

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How to say "William IV of the United Kingdom" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	威廉四世
	(Japanese)	ウィリアム4世 (イギリス王)
	(German)	Wilhelm IV. (Vereinigtes Königreich)
	(Spanish)	Guillermo IV del Reino Unido
	(French)	Guillaume IV du Royaume-Uni
	(Italian)	Guglielmo IV del Regno Unito

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Adelaide (disambiguation)

, Queen Consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier... Adelaide Oval (stadium) Adelaide River HMAS Adelaide (Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy) List of Adelaide railway stations The News (Adelaide) (former Adelaide, Australia's daily newspaper) Port...

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Dorothy Jordan

Mrs Jordan (November 21, 1761 - July 5, 1816), actress, was the mistress of King William IV of the United Kingdom. She was born Dorothea Bland near Waterford, the daughter of Francis Bland and his... Dorothea Bland never married). She became William IV's mistress and they had at least ten illegitimate...

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Royal Brackla Single Malt

Bacardi History The distillery was built in 1812 by William Fraser on the estate of Cawdor Castle, the scene of the death of King Duncan in William Shakespear's Macbeth. In 1835, Royal Brackla became the first whisky to receive the Royal Warrant, by order of King William IV of the United Kingdom...

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Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

William IV of the United Kingdom. Princess Adelheid Amalia Luisa Theresa Carolina , elder daughter of... Prince William, Duke of Clarence, a son of George III of the United Kingdom, on July 13, 1818, at... of his elder brother, George IV, William acceded to the throne, and Adelaide was crowned along with...

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Rulers of Hanover

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1765

Felix of Savoy June 15 - Henry Thomas Colebrooke, English orientalist August 21 - King William IV of the United Kingdom. September 18 - Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, the later Pope Gregory XVI October... series of articles calling for the case to be re-opened March 22 - The British Parliament passes the...

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Heir presumptive

United Kingdom who succeeded her uncle King William IV of the United Kingdom King George VI of the United Kingdom who succeeded his brother King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom who succeeded her father King George VI of the United Kingdom King Albert II of the...

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1834 in Canada

See also: 1833 in Canada, other events of 1834, 1835 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Events January - King William IV of the United Kingdom has appointed an arbitrator to settle... Council's independence. January - The Secretary of State for the Colonies writes "If coming events should...

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1837

, painter (b. 1776) June 20 - King William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1765) October 5 - Hortense de... of the United States chosen by the United States Senate February 11 - American Physiological Society... succeeds Andrew Jackson as the President of the United States of America. March 4 - Chicago, Illinois is...

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1849

- queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom William Miller, American baptist preacher... in the United Kingdom February 14 - In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first President of... to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San...

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