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- King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830)
How To Use George IV In A Sentence
- Pinang, from the pinang or areca-palm, is the proper name of the island, but out of compliment to George IV. it was called Prince of Wales Island. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
- It was only during the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars, when the monarchy was untouchable, that George IV was able to force through the royal building-spree that culminated in Buckingham Palace.
- Once in a while a student may tip a pot of paint over the head of the life-sized copper statue of the dog by George IV Bridge.
- The Royal Procession, started by George IV in 1825, is steeped in history, and involves landaus, light carriages used for short distances, the first of which was made in 1838.
- Suppose a man of great birth and fortune, who in his youth had been an enthusiastic friend of Lord Byron and a jocund companion of George IV.; who had in him an immense degree of lofty romantic sentiment with an equal degree of well-bred worldly cynicism, but who, on account of that admixture, which is so rare, kept The Parisians — Complete
- It happened that during this time, King George IV enjoyed frequent retreats to the Royal Pavilion, his fanciful beachside palace in Brighton. The English Is Coming!
- Within a year, addicted to laudanum and alcohol and grossly overweight, George IV was dead.
- Owners of the breed have included Queen Victoria, King George IV and Genghis Khan who supposedly took 30,000 of the dogs with his army in his bid to conquer Western Europe.
- His collecting and building did not earn him public opprobrium, as did George IV's, nor were his cultural activities seen as politically suspect, like Charles I's.
- The last ceremony in which it took place was at the coronation of George IV in 1821.
