William IV

William IV
noun
King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837)
• Syn: ↑Sailor King
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of Great Britain

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("the Sailor-King") 1765-1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1830-37 (brother of George IV).

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William IV [William IV]
(1765–1837) the king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830 to 1837. He was the son of ↑George III and spent many years in the ↑Royal Navy. He is also remembered for having had ten ↑illegitimate children (= children born outside marriage) with a female actor. His most important action was to create 50 new ↑Whig ↑peers to vote for the Reform Act against the Tories in Parliament who were opposed to it.

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