King George IV of the United Kingdom
(1762-1830)

father and 2nd King of the United Kingdom (1820-1830)

Died aged 67

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as Prince Regent, having done so since 5 February 1811, during his father's final mental illness. George IV was the eldest child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. He led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era. He was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste. He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and commissioned Jeffry Wyatville to rebuild Windsor Castle. George's charm and culture earned him the title "the first gentleman of England", but his dissolute way of life and poor relationships with his parents and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick, earned him the contempt of the people and dimmed the prestige of the monarchy. He excluded Caroline from his coronation and asked the government to introduce the unpopular Pains and Penalties Bill in an unsuccessful attempt to divorce her. Despite presiding over the British Empire's emergence as a global hegemon, his rule was tarnished by scandal and financial extravagance. His ministers found his behaviour selfish, unreliable and irresponsible, and he was strongly influenced by favourites. During most of George's regency and reign, Lord Liverpool controlled the government as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Liverpool's government presided over Britain's ultimate victory over Napoleon and negotiated a peace settlement with the French. After Liverpool's retirement, George IV was forced to accept Catholic emancipation despite opposing it. His only legitimate child, Princess Charlotte, predeceased him in 1817, so he was succeeded by his younger brother, William IV.

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Commemorated on 7 plaques

George IV Prince of Wales 1762-1830 met his bride at the assembly rooms on this site

Cecil Square, Margate, United Kingdom where they was

The Dome built 1803-1808 as the royal stables for George, Prince of Wales. Architect William Porden

The Dome, Brighton, United Kingdom where they owned

The Pillared Houses. The Prince of Wales lodged here in 1806 when visiting the races. William Lindley architect 1801

19-21 South Parade, Doncaster, United Kingdom where they stayed (1806)

King George's Rest commemorating George IV's visit to Ross in 1821

, Ross-on-Wye, United Kingdom where they visited (1821)

Geo IV rex. O felicem diem

The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they was (1822)

King's Landing. Opposite this spot King George IV landed on 15th August 1822, an historic visit arranged mainly by Sir Walter Scott, for the bicentenary of whose birth this plaque was erected.

28 Shore, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they was (1822)

Here our most gracious sovereign George IV, first touched Scottish ground on Thursday 15th August 1822.

Shore, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they was (1822)