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[...] George IV of Great Britain In 1818, George lost his mother, then on January it was his father who died, of pneumonia at Windsor Castle. The Prince Regent became the new King of Great Britain and Ireland, and he was also King of Hanover. The coronation ceremony, scheduled for July at Westminster Abbey, would cost 25 times more than his deceased father, King George III. His repudiated wife Caroline would not be part of it, she would die on August 7 in her husband's indifference, without having had the opportunity to be queen. [...]
[...] George IV of the United Kingdom (1762 - 1830) 1. Introduction George IV of the United Kingdom was a king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland who reigned from 1820 to 1830. He was the son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 2. His youth and regency George Augustus Frederick was born on August George had a lot of trouble getting along with his father George III. As was often the case when a king had an heir, he was always at odds with him. [...]
[...] She died on the same day, succumbing to this difficult childbirth. In 1780, George III was no longer than himself, he lost his mind, he raved and even one day, he was caught talking to a tree, thinking to discuss with the King of Prussia. He would recover then his state would worsen as soon as Amelia, his favorite daughter, the youngest, died in 1810. On February Parliament had no other alternative but to elevate George to the rank of regent and give him royal powers. [...]
[...] He is even almost deaf and blind. The Prince Regent, loving feasts, knows how to show himself to advantage. A French king, Louis XVIII, having just restored the power of the Bourbons, was invited in 1814, a year that marks the centenary of the arrival of the Hanoverians on the British throne, a new festival will be organized in August to celebrate this. The regency is located in a period during which Europe is dominated by Napoleon Bonaparte, who became Napoleon I on December 1804. [...]
[...] George IV would become the founder of the National Gallery Foundation in 1824. And literature would also be in full display and would have the favor of the king, founding the Royal Society of Literature. Other arts, decorative arts which would allow Great Britain to have multiple contacts with the world, thanks to the different works of different cultures, and architecture would also experience a strong expansion. 4. The death of the king However, despite a very pronounced taste for the arts, George IV did not make everyone happy, and his more than controversial choices would not allow him to remain in history as having been a good king for many Britons and for his ministers, who would not regret his death, which occurred as a result of a ruptured blood vessel, on June At the end of his life, he was dependent on medications, alcoholic beverages and food. [...]
