William IV

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King of the United Kingdom human monarch

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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
William IV canonical 48
William IV of the United Kingdom 33
King William IV 14

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the United Kingdom ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
burialPlace St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ⓘ
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
child Charlotte, Princess Royal ⓘ
surface form: 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 of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George III
givenName William ⓘ
house House of Hanover ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral ⓘ
monarchOf Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Buckingham House, London
placeOfDeath Windsor Castle ⓘ
surface form: Windsor Castle, Berkshire
positionHeld Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ⓘ
surface form: King of Hanover

King of the United Kingdom ⓘ
predecessor George IV of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George IV
reignEnd 1837 ⓘ
reignStart 1830 ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Clarence House ⓘ
St James's Palace, London ⓘ
surface form: St James's Palace

Windsor Castle ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ⓘ
George IV of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George IV
spouse Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen ⓘ
successor Victoria ⓘ
successorAsKingOfHanover Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ⓘ
surface form: Ernest Augustus
title Duke of Clarence and St Andrews ⓘ
Earl of Munster ⓘ

Referenced by (100)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Slavery Abolition Act 1833 → monarchAtEnactment → William IV ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom → child → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Reform Act 1832 → monarchAtEnactment → William IV ⓘ
Upper Canada → monarchDuringExistence → William IV ⓘ
Robert Peel → monarchDuringTerm → William IV ⓘ
House of Hanover → hasMonarch → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne → monarchDuringTerm → William IV ⓘ
Lord High Admiral of England → notableHolder → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later William IV)
Queen Victoria → predecessor → William IV ⓘ
Queen Victoria → uncle → William IV ⓘ
Charlotte, Princess Royal → sibling → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz → child → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837) → usedBy → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: King William IV
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington → monarchDuringTerm → William IV ⓘ
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh → sibling → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh → monarchDuringLifetime → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Clarence House → laterKnownAs → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: King William IV
George IV of the United Kingdom → sibling → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
George IV of the United Kingdom → successor → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn → sibling → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover → sibling → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover → predecessor → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex → sibling → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom → sibling → William IV ⓘ
William Huskisson → monarchDuringService → William IV ⓘ
Prince Octavius of Great Britain → sibling → William IV ⓘ
Prince Alfred of Great Britain → sibling → William IV ⓘ
Coronation Ring → commissionedBy → William IV ⓘ
Coronation Ring → usedBy → William IV ⓘ
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge → sibling → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Colin Campbell → monarchServedUnder → William IV ⓘ
Coronation of William IV → hasParticipant → William IV ⓘ
Coronation of William IV → coronatedMonarch → William IV ⓘ
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey → monarchDuringTerm → William IV ⓘ
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → notableHolder → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Welf → notableMember → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover → usedBy → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom as King of Hanover
House of Welf → producedMonarch → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby → monarchDuringTerm → William IV ⓘ
Buckingham House → clientDuringEnlargement → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: King William IV
Earl Grey → monarchDuringTerm → William IV ⓘ
Queen Adelaide → spouse → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: King William IV
Queen Adelaide → monarchConsortTo → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth → namedAfter → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: King William IV
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen → spouse → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Hanoverian Army → hasMonarchAsCommanderInChief → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
Victoria R. → predecessorSignatureOf → William IV ⓘ
Lord Palmerston → monarchDuringTerm → William IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: King William IV
Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich → monarchDuringTerm → William IV ⓘ
Judicial Committee Act 1833 → monarchAtEnactment → William IV ⓘ