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  • NAME: George IV
  • BIRTH DATE: August 12, 1762
  • DEATH DATE: June 26, 1830
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: London, United Kingdom
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Windsor, United Kingdom
  • Originally: George Augustus Frederick
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George IV ruled as king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830. He replaced his insane father, George III.

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King George IV was born George Augustus Frederick on Aug. 12, 1562, in London. George IV married his cousin Caroline in order to induce Parliament to pay his debts. They separated in 1817. In 1810, George III became permanently insane. George IV took the throne in 1820 ruled as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover until his died in 1830.


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