William IV Biography

Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte

Royal Mariages Act, royalty under 25 must have permission of the sovereign

Allegedly enters into a secret marriage to Caroline von Linsingen

Appointed Lieutenant aboard the Hebe, 40 gun frigate

Appointed Captain

Gives away the bride at Nelson's wedding

Appointed Rear Admiral

Created the Earl of Munster

Created the Duke of Clarence

Birth of George, son of William IV & Dorothy Jordan

Appointed Vice Admiral

Appointed Admiral of the Fleet

William IV marries Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

George IVs brother, Frederick "Grand Old Duke of York, dies making William heir

Accedes to the throne on the death of his brother George IV.

Succeeds his brother George IV as King of Great Britain.

Invites Earl Grey to form a government after Wellington's resignation.

Crowned King of Great Britan

Created the Duke of St Andrews

The Reform Act abolishes the King's power to buy seats in Parliament. Parliament is free to choose its own Prime Minister

The Reform Act abolishes the King's power to buy seats in Parliament. Parliament is free to choose its own Prime Minister. 1st Reform Bill, threatens to create extra piers if the Lords do not pass the bill

Dismisses the Melbourne Cabinet, the last time a British monarch takes such an action

Death of William IV, of pneumonia & cirrhosis of the liver. Death of William IV, last of the Hanoverian Dynasty

Buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor