Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. Before becoming prime minister he had been foreign sec
Portrait of Lord Liverpool by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1820
Portrait of Lord Hawkesbury by Lawrence, 1796
Portrait of Lord Castlereagh by Thomas Lawrence. Castlereagh served as Liverpool's Foreign Secretary from 1812 until 1822, playing a major role in assembling the coalition against Napoleon and the postwar Concert of Europe
The Trial of Queen Caroline by George Hayter. George IV's insistence on trying to divorce his wife Caroline of Brunswick caused problems for Liverpool's government.
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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
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
…moved a vote of no confidence in the House of Commons. The resolution was passed by four votes and Liverpool resigned, only to be reinstated when George, the Prince Regent, failed in his attempts to find an alternative. Liverpool was confirmed as prime minister on 8 June 1812. Liverpool then assembled a Cabinet, with…
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