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

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 by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1790-95 (Source: Wikimedia)
William in dress uniform painted by Sir 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 in Göttingen, Germany. The Latin inscription reads: "William the Fourth, King, Father of the Fatherland". (Source: Wikimedia)
Bildnis des Wilhelm IV. König von Grossbrittanien u. Irland, Abraham Wivell - 1830/1858 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des Wilhelm IV., König von Grosbrittanien u. Irland, Abraham Wivell - um 1831 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des Wilhelm IV., König von Grosbrittanien u. Irland, Abraham Wivell - um 1831 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des William Henry IV., König von Großbritannien, John Cochran - 1831 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis Wilhelm (William Henry) IV., König von Großbritannien, Irland u. Hannover (reg. 1830-37), Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen -  (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis Wilhelm (William Henry) IV., König von Großbritannien, Irland u. Hannover (reg. 1830-37), Joseph Lacroix -  (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis Wilhelm (William Henry) IV., König von Großbritannien, Irland u. Hannover (reg. 1830-37),  (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des Wilhelm Heinrich, unbekannter Künstler - um 1780 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Bildnis des Wilhelm IV., Stöber, Franz - um 1820 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)
Wilhelm IV., König von England,  (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

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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