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William IV King of Great Britain 1765–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1765

Birth Location: Buckingham House, London, England

Death Date: 20 Jun 1837

Death Location: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England

Father: George Kingdom

Mother: Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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The story of William IV King of Great Britain began in 1765 in Buckingham House, London, England. William IV King of Great Britain passed away in 1837 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William IV King of Great Britain began in 1765 in Buckingham House, London, England.
  • William IV King of Great Britain passed away in 1837 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

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William Britain's Ancestors

Self
William Britain
1765–1837
Birth Place: Buckingham House, London, England
Parents
George III William Frederick, King of the United Kingdom
1738–1820
Norfolk House, St James Square, London
Charlotte (of) Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1774–1818
Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Grandparents
Frederick (Augustus, Prince of) Wales
1707–1751
Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Augusta (Princess of Wales) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1719–1772
Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Thüringen, Germany
Carl (I Ludwig Friedrich von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1708–1752
Strelitz
Princess (Elisabeth Albertine of) Saxe-Hildburghausen
1713–1761
Hildburghausen (De)
Great-Grandparents
George Guelp
1683–1760
Caroline
1683–1737
Frederick Saksen-Gotha-Altenburg.
1676–1732
Magdalena Anhalt-Zerbst
1679–1740
Adolf Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1658–1708
Christiane Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
1681–1751
Ernest Saxe-Hildburghausen
1681–1724
Sophia Erbach-Erbach
1683–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Georg England
1660–1727
Sophia Celle
1666–1726
John Ansbach
1654–1686
Eleonore Eisenach
1662–1696
Frederick Altenburg
1646–1691
Magdalene Saxe-Weissenfels
1648–1681
Charles Anhalt-Zerbst
1652–1718
Sophie Saxe-Weissenfels
1654–1724
Adolf Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1588–1658
Maria Dannenberg
1616–1665
Christian Schwarzburg
1646–1721
Antonie Barby-Muhlingen
1641–1684
Ernst, Saxe-Hildburghausen
1655–1715
Sophie Waldeck-Wildungen
1662–1702
George Erbach-Erbach
1643–1693
Amalia Waldeck
1640–1699

William Britain's Timeline

2 Records

1765
21 Aug 1765
Birth of William IV King of Great Britain in Buckingham House, London, England
Buckingham House, London, England
1837
20 Jun 1837
Age 72
Death of William IV King of Great Britain in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1765
    Event Place: Buckingham House, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1837
    Event Place: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England

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