William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother G
Portrait of William IV (1833)
William (left), aged thirteen, and his younger brother Edward, painted by Benjamin West, 1778
Prince William at the age of 17, by Thomas Gainsborough, c. September 1782
Portrait in full dress uniform by Martin Archer Shee, c. 1800
George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
Coronation portrait, 1762
George (right), his brother Edward, and their tutor, Francis Ayscough (later Dean of Bristol), by Richard Wilson, c. 1749
Pastel of George as Prince of Wales by Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1754
Wedding of George and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, oil sketch by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1761