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William IV

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837

18 dated entries naming William IV, drawn from 13 separate years between 1765 CE and 1849 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as King William IV, Prince William, Duke of Clarence, William IV of the United Kingdom in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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18th century

  • 1765August 21 – King William IV of the United Kingdom (died 1837)source
  • 178016 January – American Revolutionary War: British naval victory at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent led by Admiral Sir George Rodney over a Spanish squadron. The future William IV is present as a midshipman.source
  • 1787Prince William Henry (future William IV) lands at Quebec.source
  • 1792August 13 – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen of William IV of the United Kingdom (died 1849)source

19th century

  • 1816July 5 – Dorothea Jordan, Irish-born actress, mistress of the future King William IV of the United Kingdom (born 1761)source
  • 1818June 11 – Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, third oldest son of King George III and the future King William IV of the United Kingdom, marries Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.source
  • 1821March 4 – Princess Elizabeth of Clarence, daughter of William, Duke of Clarence (later King William IV) (born 1820)source
  • 1830June 26 – William IV succeeds his brother George IV, as King of the United Kingdom.source
  • 1831Joseph Brooks Weller arrives in Otago Harbour on the Sir George Murray and makes an agreement with local Māori claiming territory for King William IV before returning to Sydney.source
  • 1831September 8 – Coronation of King William IV of the United Kingdom (he will reign until 1837).source
  • 183316 May – James Busby meets 22 leading chiefs at Paihia and reads them a message from King William IV.source
  • 1834January – King William IV appoints an arbitrator to settle questions regarding customs dues between the Canadas.source
  • 1834November 14 – William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne becomes the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to be dismissed by the British monarch. King William IV temporarily appoints Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, to form a caretaker government.source
  • 1837June 20 – Queen Victoria, 18, accedes to the throne of the United Kingdom, on the death of her uncle King William IV without legitimate heirs (she will reign for more than 63 years). Under Salic law, the Kingdom of Hanover passes to William's brother, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, ending the personal union of Britain and Hanover which has persisted since 1714.source
  • 1837June 20 – Queen Victoria, 18, accedes to the throne of the United Kingdom, on the death of her uncle William IV without legitimate heirs (she will reign for more than 63 years). Under Salic law, the Kingdom of Hanover passes to William's brother, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, ending the personal union of Britain and Hanover which has persisted since 1714.source
  • 1837June 20 – King William IV of the United Kingdom and Hannover (born 1765)source
  • 1837June 20 - William IV King of Hannover (born 1765)source
  • 1849December 2 – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen of William IV of the United Kingdom (born 1792)source

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