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William IV

1765–1837

Victoria's uncle and predecessor on the throne

Facts

Born:
21 August 1765
Died:
20 June 1837 (aged 71)
  • At Victoria's birth (1819): aged 53
  • At Victoria's accession (1837): aged 71

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Life in the Almanack

  1. 21 August 1765 Birth of Prince William, the future William IV
  2. 13 August 1792 Birth of Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, future wife of William IV aged 26
  3. 11 July 1818 William, Duke of Clarence (the future William IV), marries Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen at Kew aged 52
  4. 21 March 1819 Princess Charlotte of Clarence, daughter of William IV, is born and dies the same day aged 53
  5. 10 December 1820 Birth of Princess Elizabeth of Clarence, daughter of William IV aged 55
  6. 4 March 1821 Princess Elizabeth of Clarence dies at three months – William IV is left without a legitimate heir aged 55
  7. 26 June 1830 George IV dies; William IV succeeds, and eleven-year-old Victoria becomes heir presumptive aged 64
  8. 8 September 1831 Coronation of William IV and Queen Adelaide aged 66
  9. 14 November 1834 Viscount Melbourne leaves office: dismissed by William IV – the last prime minister dismissed by a monarch aged 69
  10. 20 June 1837 William IV dies; eighteen-year-old Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain aged 71
  11. 2 December 1849 Death of Queen Adelaide, widow of William IV

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