William IV., König von Großbritannien und Irland und Hannover

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Basic data

  1. Herzog von Clarence Alternative Names
  2. August 21, 1765
  3. June 20, 1837
  4. London

Iconography

(Source: Wikimedia)
William (left), aged thirteen, and his younger brother Edward, painted by Benjamin West, 1778 (Source: Wikimedia)
Prince William at the age of 17, by Thomas Gainsborough, c. September 1782 (Source: Wikimedia)
Portrait in dress uniform by Martin Archer Shee, c. 1800 (Source: Wikimedia)
Cartoon by James Gillray of William and Mrs. Jordan: A large, cracked chamber-pot represents Mrs. Jordan, and the Duke has thrust himself into a fissure in the "Jordan". (Source: Wikimedia)
"The Disconsolate Sailor", 1811: a cartoon by Charles Williams about Catherine Tylney-Long's choice between the Duke of Clarence (right) and William Wesley-Pole (left) (Source: Wikimedia)
Portrait as Lord High Admiral. Print by William James Ward, after Abraham Wivell's painting, first published in 1827 (Source: Wikimedia)
Portrait by James Lonsdale, 1830. William wears Masonic insignia. (Source: Wikimedia)
Political cartoon supporting the Reform Act: King William sits above the clouds, surrounded by Whig politicians; below Britannia and the British Lion cause the Tories to flee. (Source: Wikimedia)
Portrait by Sir David Wilkie, 1837 (Source: Wikimedia)
Half-Crown of William IV, 1836. The inscription reads GULIELMUS IIII D(EI) G(RATIA) BRITANNIAR(UM) REX F(IDEI) D(EFENSOR) (William IV by the Grace of God King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith) (Source: Wikimedia)
Portrait by his daughter Sophia de L'Isle and Dudley, early 1837 (Source: Wikimedia)
Statue of William IV erected in Göttingen in 1837 on the 100th anniversary of the university's foundation (Source: Wikimedia)

Biographical information from the WeGA

  • dritter Sohn des Königs George III. von Großbritannien und Irland (1738–1820) und dessen Frau Charlotte
  • wurde nach dem Tod seines Bruders George 1830 König von Großbritannien und Irland sowie König von Hannover

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