Coronation of George IV
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The coronation of George IV as king of the United Kingdom took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 July 1821. Originally scheduled for 1 August of the previous year, the ceremony had been postpo
King George IV in his coronation robes, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1821
George IV with the train of his robe being carried by eight sons of peers and the Master of the Robes
An artist's impression of Queen Caroline and Lord Hood being refused entry to the abbey by a doorman
The moment of George's crowning at Westminster Abbey
George IV
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George IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as pri
Coronation of George IV
…The coronation of George IV as king of the United Kingdom took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 July 1821. Originally scheduled for 1 August of the previous year, the…
Coronation portrait, 1821
George (left; unbreeched at two years) with his mother, Queen Charlotte, and younger brother, Frederick. Portrait by Allan Ramsay, 1764
Portrait miniature by Richard Cosway, c. 1780–82
Mezzotint engraving by Samuel William Reynolds, based on a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1785