William IV

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William IV was the King of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1837, known for overseeing significant reforms including the abolition of slavery in most of the British Empire and the passage of the Reform Act 1832.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the United Kingdom
human
monarch
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
child Charlotte, Princess Royal of Saxe-Meiningen (adopted/step through marriage context)
coronationDate 1831-09-08
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1765-08-21
dateOfDeath 1837-06-20
era Georgian era
early Victorian transition
father George III
givenName William
house House of Hanover
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
monarchOf Kingdom of Hanover
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
nickname Sailor King
notableEvent Poor Law Amendment Act 1834
Reform Act 1832
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
notableWork oversaw Slavery Abolition Act 1833
oversaw passage of the Reform Act 1832
numberOfChildrenWithDorotheaJordan 10
occupation monarch
naval officer
partner Dorothea Jordan
placeOfBirth Buckingham House, London
placeOfDeath Windsor Castle, Berkshire
positionHeld King of Hanover
King of the United Kingdom
predecessor George IV
reignEnd 1837
reignStart 1830
religion Church of England
residence Clarence House
St James's Palace
Windsor Castle
sexOrGender male
sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
George IV
spouse Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen NERFINISHED
successor Victoria
successorAsKingOfHanover Ernest Augustus
title Duke of Clarence and St Andrews
Earl of Munster

Referenced by (42)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
Charlotte, Princess Royal ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
George IV of the United Kingdom ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
Prince Alfred of Great Britain
Prince Octavius of Great Britain
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
sibling
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Robert Peel
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
monarchDuringTerm
Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover ("William IV of the United Kingdom as King of Hanover")
Coronation Ring
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837) ("King William IV")
usedBy
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
George III of the United Kingdom ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
child
Reform Act 1832
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
monarchAtEnactment
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
Lord High Admiral of England ("Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later William IV)")
notableHolder
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
Queen Victoria
predecessor
Buckingham House ("King William IV")
clientDuringEnlargement
Coronation Ring
commissionedBy
Coronation of William IV
coronatedMonarch
House of Hanover ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
hasMonarch
Coronation of William IV
hasParticipant
Clarence House ("King William IV")
laterKnownAs
Upper Canada
monarchDuringExistence
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
monarchDuringLifetime
William Huskisson
monarchDuringService
Colin Campbell
monarchServedUnder
Welf ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
notableMember
House of Welf ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
producedMonarch
Queen Adelaide ("King William IV")
spouse
George IV of the United Kingdom ("William IV of the United Kingdom")
successor
Queen Victoria
uncle

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