King William IV (* 21. August 1765 im Buckingham House, London als The Prince William Henry; † 20. Juni 1837 auf Windsor Castle) war ein britischer König. Ihm folgte seine Nichte Queen Victoria als Königin.
Titel[]
| Zeitraum | Titel |
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| 21. August 1765 16. Mai 1789 |
Her Royal Highness The Prince William Henry |
| 16. Mai 1789 26. Juni 1830 |
Her Royal Highness The Duke of Clarence and St Andrews |
| 26. Juni 1830 20. Juni 1837 |
Her Majesty The King |
Familie[]
Vorfahren[]
| Vorfahren von William IV |
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| 8. King George II | |||||||||||||
| 4. Frederick, Prince of Wales | |||||||||||||
| 9. Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |||||||||||||
| 2. King George III | |||||||||||||
| 10. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |||||||||||||
| 5. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | |||||||||||||
| 11. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst | |||||||||||||
| 1. King William IV | |||||||||||||
| 12. Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||||||||||
| 6. Duke Charles of Mecklenburg | |||||||||||||
| 13. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | |||||||||||||
| 3. Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||||||||||
| 14. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |||||||||||||
| 7. Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |||||||||||||
| 15. Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach | |||||||||||||
Geschwister[]
King William IV war der Bruder von George IV, Prince Frederick, 1st Duke of York and Albany, Charlotte, Princess Royal & Queen of Württemberg, Prince Edward, 1st Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Princess Augusta Sophia, Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg, King Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, Prince Augustus Frederick, 1st Duke of Sussex, Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Princess Sophia, Prince Octavius, Prince Alfred und Princess Amelia.
Ehepartner[]
King William IV heiratete am 13. Juli 1818 Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.
Nachfahren[]
Das Königspaar waren die Eltern Princess Charlotte of Clarence und Princess Elizabeth of Clarence.