Birth of George IV12 August 1762
Birth of George IV, eldest son of George III & Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Historical person
George IV Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for George IV, based on 17 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
17 records1762–183014 events3 places
Chronological biography
1762
Peerage17 August 1762
Created Prince of Wales & Earl of Chester
1765
Peerage1765
Created Knight of the Garter
1784
Dissolution of Parliament1784
Grants Pitt a dissolution of Parliament
1788
Health of George IV1788
Suffers 1st bout of insanity
1789
Insanity1789
Comes out of his first bout of insanity
Reform of Parliament1789
Pitt passes a Bill introducing a restricted form of Regency controlled by Parliament
1794
Bankruptcy1794
Forced to marry a wife of his fathers choice, Caroline of Brunswick
1795
Marriage8 April 1795
Marries Caroline of Brunswick at the Chapel Royal, St James
1811
Legislation5 February 1811
The Regency Act is passed making the Prince of Wales Prince Regent
Regency5 February 1811
Appointed Regent for George III during his bout of insanity
1812
Legislation11 February 1812
The Regency Act removes the restrictions on the Regency
Legislation11 February 1812
The Regency Act removes the restrictions on the Regency
1820
Succession29 January 1820
Succeeds as King of Great Britain, succeeds his father George III
1827
Treaty Ratification1827
Authorizes British participation in the agreement for mediation between the Ottoman government and the Greeks.
1830
Death of George IV26 June 1830
George IV dies at Windsor Castle after prolonged illness.
Burial15 July 1830
George IV is buried in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Titles and roles
King · King · Regent
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.