George IV's father and predecessor.
George IV's mother.
House of George IV, he was the fourth monarch of this house.
1762: Birthplace of George IV.
George IV's religion.
George IV's charm and culture and extravagant lifestyle, earned him this nickname, but also the enmity of his father and contempt of the people, leading to a diminishing of the monarchy's prestige.
At George's birth, he automatically received these titles.
Within a few days, he was given this title, which is not received automatically.
George's lavish spending, carousing, and his affiliation with this Whig disturbed his father.
1785: George married this twice widowed commoner, six years his elder, despite her Catholicism barring her from marriage to him, and without the King's permission; the union was legally void, and his 'wife' though believing it valid, promised to keep it a secret.
1787: The marriage was publicly denied by this Whig leader, in order not to jeopardize a parliamentary grant to pay George's massive debts; his wife contemplated severing her ties to the Prince.
1788: Though Parliament had not been opened by the King, as is required by law, they debated plans for the Prince of Wales to take over government because George III was mentally incapacitated; Fox argued the Prince should have the full authority of the monarchy; this Tory Prime Minister argued for limited authority; a compromise was passed in the Commons, but before it could be voted in the Lords, the King recovered.
1795: As the Prince's debts mounted, George III agreed to help him only if he married this first cousin; they were wed at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace; the marriage was disastrous.
1795: After a tax was levied on this, George stopped wearing it, and in so doing influenced others to imitate him.
1796: After her birth, the Prince and his wife separated; the Prince stayed with his previous 'wife' for the rest of his life, and additionally had several mistresses.
1806: Parliament cleared these incurred by George up to 1795, the equivalent of over £58,000,000.
1811: At the incapacity of George III, the Regency Act gave this title to the Prince of Wales.
He was expected to put this party in power, but he let the current government remain; his mother was concerned a change would upset his rapidly deteriorating father.
Taking a much lesser role in government than his father, the principle that the crown accepts as prime minister the person supported by this body, whether he favors him or not, became established in George IV's reign.
1811 - 1816: This movement in which London textile workers protested against labour economizing technologies, reached its height.
1812: When this prime minister was assassinated, the only PM to suffer assassination, the Prince Regant attempted to create coalition governments.
1812: After the formation of a unity government proved impossible, George left the government fairly intact with this Tory as Prime Minister for the next 15 years.
1813: In a switch from his earlier position calling for Catholic rights, he privately called for the defeat of this bill; later (1824) he would publicly denounce Catholic emancipation.
1814: With the defeat of Napoleon, this raised the Electorate of Hanover to a Kingdom.
1814: The Prince Regent signed this treaty, ending the War of 1812.
1815 Napoleon returned from exile, was defeated at this battle by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
George took an active interest in style and taste, and his associates, such as the dandy Beau Brummell and the architect John Nash created this.
This final conflict in India, left the British East India Company in control of most of India.
1821: George IV was crowned here; his coronation cost over twenty times that of his father's.
1821: George IV became the first monarch to visit this ancestral home since the 1750s.
By the time he ascended the throne as George IV, he was obese and possibly addicted to this, a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight.
Though she had had affairs during their separation and had left the UK, his wife returned to claim her rights as queen consort; she was not allowed to attend coronation, George IV refused to recognize her title or allow her name in the liturgy of the Church of England; he sought this from her, but his advisers warned against it saying in the proceedings, his own affairs would come to light.
1821: He became the first monarch to pay a state visit to Ireland since this King.
1822: In what helped becoming a defining moment for Scotland, George IV became the first reigning monarch to visit Scotland since the mid-17th century, when he attended 'one and twenty daft days'; the visit was organized by this Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet.
On his visit to Scotland he led the revival, if not the creation of this pattern for kilts; in America it is known as plaid.
George IV spent most of his later life secluded here, though he still intervened in politics.
1827: During a search for a new PM, George suggested the ministers choose the next one; eventually this Tory who shared George's increasingly negative views on Catholics was selected; because of the divisive nature of his views, this shortest-serving British PM was forced to form a coalition government and died 4 months after taking office.
1828: Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon replaced the previous PM at the end of the prior year, but had to resign for lack of support; the coalition government was then taken over by this second Irish-born PM; and the second of only two PMs who had been a general.
George was not fond of this new PM, and teased him by pretending to have fought at Waterloo disguised as this.
This Home Secretary who had always opposed Catholic Emancipation, and had indeed almost dueled over it, guided a bill through the Commons; the king's wavering was met by a cabinet that threatened to resign en masse; he reluctantly agreed, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.
After a serious deterioration in the King's health, George IV died, being buried here.
Since George IV's only child had died, this brother became his successor.
Wellington, echoing the sentiments of many said that though George IV was 'the worst man...the most selfish, the most false, the most ill-natured' man he had met, he had extraordinary talent and wit, and was a magnificent patron of this.
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