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Vor 4 Tagen · On the 29th of January, 1820, the venerable King, George III., died at Windsor Castle; and on the following morning, in pursuance of established usage, the cabinet ministers assembled at Carlton House, and here George IV. held his first court. This was numerously and brilliantly attended by all ranks and parties, who eagerly offered ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent stand hinter ihren drei Onkeln – Prinzregent Georg (ab 1820 König Georg IV.), dem Duke of York and Albany und dem Duke of Clarence – sowie dem eigenen Vater zunächst an fünfter Position der britischen Thronfolge. Sollten aus den Ehen der älteren Brüder ihres Vaters ...
Vor 4 Tagen · He renamed it after his eldest son, the Prince of Wales (the future George IV), who became its colonel in 1796. Impressed by the colourful uniforms of the European hussars, the Prince of Wales renamed, re-clothed and re-equipped the regiment as Britain’s first ever hussar unit in 1806.
Vor 4 Tagen · The coronation of King William IV in 1831 saw an undignified scramble for gold and silver medals thrown to the crowds in Westminster Abbey. Similar scenes took place at the coronation of Queen Victoria seven years later.
Vor 2 Tagen · By order of George IV, John Nash initiated the conversion of the house into a palace in the 1820s. Nash also reshaped the Buckingham Palace Gardens and designed the Marble Arch entryway, which was later removed (1851) to the northeast corner of Hyde Park.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 4 Tagen · Definitions of George IV noun King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830)
Vor 3 Tagen · "The Prince of Whales": George IV of the United Kingdom. Note that it is Whales instead of Wales. George was indeed the Prince of Wales during his regency, while he was also quite obese. Political satirical cartoons at the time would make fun of his obesity and portray him as a massive whale.
