{"slug": "william-iv", "label": "William IV", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_IV", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130822", "qid": "Q130822", "description": "King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837", "entries": 18, "years": 13, "span": [1765, 1849], "span_label": ["1765 CE", "1849 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 5}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["King William IV", "Prince William, Duke of Clarence", "William IV of the United Kingdom"], "related": [{"slug": "queen-victoria", "label": "Queen Victoria", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "american-revolutionary-war", "label": "American Revolutionary War", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "prime-minister-of-the-united-kingdom", "label": "Prime Minister of the United Kingdom", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "arthur-wellesley-1st-duke-of-wellington", "label": "Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "quebec", "label": "Quebec", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sydney", "label": "Sydney", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "maori-people", "label": "Māori people", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "george-iii", "label": "George III", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-ireland", "label": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "george-iv", "label": "George IV", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1765, "year_label": "1765 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "August 21", "text": "August 21 – King William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373039097#Births", "title": "1765", "revid": 1373039097, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1780, "year_label": "1780 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 16", "text": "16 January – American Revolutionary War: British naval victory at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent led by Admiral Sir George Rodney over a Spanish squadron. The future William IV is present as a midshipman.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275834830#Events", "title": "1780 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275834830, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1787, "year_label": "1787 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": null, "text": "Prince William Henry (future William IV) lands at Quebec.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349955174#Events", "title": "1787 in Canada", "revid": 1349955174, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1792, "year_label": "1792 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "August 13", "text": "August 13 – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen of William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1849)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359853540#July–December", "title": "1792", "revid": 1359853540, "section": "Births › July–December"}}, {"year": 1816, "year_label": "1816 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 5", "text": "July 5 – Dorothea Jordan, Irish-born actress, mistress of the future King William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1761)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363267979#July–December", "title": "1816", "revid": 1363267979, "section": "Deaths › July–December"}}, {"year": 1818, "year_label": "1818 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 11", "text": "June 11 – Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, third oldest son of King George III and the future King William IV of the United Kingdom, marries Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373165947#April–June", "title": "1818", "revid": 1373165947, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1821, "year_label": "1821 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 4", "text": "March 4 – Princess Elizabeth of Clarence, daughter of William, Duke of Clarence (later King William IV) (b. 1820)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366198623#January–June", "title": "1821", "revid": 1366198623, "section": "Deaths › January–June"}}, {"year": 1830, "year_label": "1830 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 26", "text": "June 26 – William IV succeeds his brother George IV, as King of the United Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352223718#April–June", "title": "1830", "revid": 1352223718, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1831, "year_label": "1831 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Joseph Brooks Weller arrives in Otago Harbour on the Sir George Murray and makes an agreement with local Māori claiming territory for King William IV before returning to Sydney.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359857476#Events", "title": "1831 in New Zealand", "revid": 1359857476, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1831, "year_label": "1831 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "September 8", "text": "September 8 – Coronation of King William IV of the United Kingdom (he will reign until 1837).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360358594#July–September", "title": "1831", "revid": 1360358594, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1833, "year_label": "1833 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 16", "text": "16 May – James Busby meets 22 leading chiefs at Paihia and reads them a message from King William IV.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360366049#Events", "title": "1833 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360366049, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1834, "year_label": "1834 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January", "text": "January – King William IV appoints an arbitrator to settle questions regarding customs dues between the Canadas.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371498074#January_to_June", "title": "1834 in Canada", "revid": 1371498074, "section": "Events › January to June"}}, {"year": 1834, "year_label": "1834 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 14", "text": "November 14 – William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne becomes the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to be dismissed by the British monarch. King William IV temporarily appoints Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, to form a caretaker government.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360367111#October–December", "title": "1834", "revid": 1360367111, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1837, "year_label": "1837 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – Queen Victoria, 18, accedes to the throne of the United Kingdom, on the death of her uncle King William IV without legitimate heirs (she will reign for more than 63 years). Under Salic law, the Kingdom of Hanover passes to William's brother, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, ending the personal union of Britain and Hanover which has persisted since 1714.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360323585#April–June", "title": "1837", "revid": 1360323585, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1837, "year_label": "1837 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – Queen Victoria, 18, accedes to the throne of the United Kingdom, on the death of her uncle William IV without legitimate heirs (she will reign for more than 63 years). Under Salic law, the Kingdom of Hanover passes to William's brother, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, ending the personal union of Britain and Hanover which has persisted since 1714.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331898431#Events", "title": "1837 in Germany", "revid": 1331898431, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1837, "year_label": "1837 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – King William IV of the United Kingdom and Hannover (b. 1765)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360323585#January–June", "title": "1837", "revid": 1360323585, "section": "Deaths › January–June"}}, {"year": 1837, "year_label": "1837 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 - William IV King of Hannover (b. 1765)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331898431#Deaths", "title": "1837 in Germany", "revid": 1331898431, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1849, "year_label": "1849 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 2", "text": "December 2 – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362576929#July–December", "title": "1849", "revid": 1362576929, "section": "Deaths › July–December"}}]}