George IV. of the United Kingdom

Born George Augustus Frederick Prince of Great Britain and Ireland. Styled Prince of Wales in 1762. Served as Prince Regent from 1811 until 1820 during his father’s relaps into insanity (possibly resulting from porphyria). Succeeded his father as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as King of Hanover in 1820.

Son of George III. King of Great Britain and Ireland  (since 1801 King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) (1738-1820) and his wife Sophie Charlotte, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818)

Born: St. James’s Palace, London 12. Aug 1762

Baptised: St. James’s Palace 18. Sep 1762

Godparents:

• Adolf Friedrich IV. Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, his maternal uncle

• William, Duke of Cumberland, his paternal great-uncle

• Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales, his paternal grandmother

Married:

• Privately and in contravention of the Royal Marriage Act, marriage therefore considered legally void ab initio: Park Lane, London 21. Dec 1785 Maria Anne Smythe, Mrs. Fitzherbert (1756-1837), daughter of William Smythe and Constantia Blount

• St. James’s Palace 8. Apr 1795 Caroline, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1762-1830), his first cousin, daughter of Karl II. Wilhelm Ferdinand, souvereign Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1735-1806) and his wife Augusta, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland (1737-1813)

Issue of marriage:

• Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) m.1816 Leopold Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, later King of the Belgians (1790-1865)

Illegitimate issue by Elizabeth Lamb, Viscountess Melbourne (1751-1818)

• Hon. George Lamb (1784-1834) m. 1809 Caroline St.Jules (1785-1862)

Illegitimate issue by Elizabeth Fox, called Crole (1770/71-1840)

• George Seymour Crole (1799-1863)

Died: Windsor Castle 26. Jun 1830

Buried: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor

Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann; Alison Weir "Britain's Royal Families", Vintage Books, 2008; for christening and godparents see Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page ; Anthony Camp ”Royal Mistresses and Bastards. Fact and Fiction 1714-1936”, London 2007