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George IV of the United Kingdom

St James's Palace, 12 Aug 1762 – Windsor Castle, 26 Jun 1830

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  • Born12 Aug 1762, St James's Palacenot verified1 source
  • MarriedCaroline of Brunswicknot verified1 source
  • MarriedMaria Fitzherbertnot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lordsor King of Hanover, 1820–1830 · monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1820–1830not verified1 source
  • TitleKing of Hanover, 1820–1830or monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1820–1830 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Titlemonarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1820–1830or King of Hanover, 1820–1830 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Died26 Jun 1830, Windsor Castlenot verified1 source
  • FatherGeorge III of Great Britainnot verified1 source
  • MotherCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitznot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 12 Aug 1762

    Born in St James's Palace

  2. 1794–1812

    5 children are born

  3. 1820–1830

    King of Hanover

  4. 1820–1830

    Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

  5. 26 Jun 1830

    Dies in Windsor Castle, aged 67

Family

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Partners

Children · 5

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around St James's Palace.

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The 1760s · George IV is born in St James's Palace

In the news1761

Bridgewater Canal opens in 1761

The Bridgewater Canal opened in 1761, drastically reducing the cost of coal transport from 7d. to 4d. per ton.

Getting around

Travel options depended on personal wealth

Wealthy travelers hired expensive postchaises for speed, while poorer people sometimes paid to sit on baggage in slow carts pulled by carriers.

At the table

Sixpenny dinner for craftsmen

For an average London craftsman, a typical dinner consisted of bread, beer, and cheese or fatty bacon, often costing sixpence.

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.Around the world · 1756–1763

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.

Blaue Max · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Popular Bedgowns as Street Wear

Bedgowns, which were lightweight front-wrapping jackets, evolved into a staple garment for British working-class street wear.

Music

Boys perform on hurdy-gurdies

On Plough Monday in 1768, all the young boys in a Cambridgeshire parish gathered to perform using hurdy-gurdies. These instruments were commonly played by itinerant performers at fairs and pubs, but were also played by English people of lower socio-economic classes.

Daily life

Communal Baking for a Small Fee

In smaller communities, people often used a shared bakehouse where they paid a small fee to have their dough baked in a communal oven. Residents would carry their bread loaves to these ovens on boards resting on their shoulders.