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THE ROYAL LINEAGE OF ENGLAND.
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GEORGE IV. born at St. James's Palace 12 Aug. 1762; created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester 17 Aug. 1762; Regent of the United Kingdom 5 Feb. 1811, until his accession to the throne; crowned by Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey, 19 July, 121; d. 26 June, 1830, having m. 8 April, 179, his cousin H.R.H. Princess Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of Charles William Ferdinand, reigning Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; she d.7 Aug. 1821, bur. at Windsor, having had an only dau.

(1) PrIncess Charlotte Augusta of Wales b. 7 Jan. 1796; died after the birth of a stillborn son 6 Nor, 1817; in. 2 May, 1816, as 1st wife, to Prince Leopold George Frederick, of Saxe Coburg-Saalfeld, elected King of the Belgians 4 June, l831,and d. 11 Oct 1850.

WILLIAM IV. born 21 Aug. 1765; created Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews, in Great Britain, and Earl of Munster in Ireland, 20 May, 1789, Post Captain R.N. 1786, Admiral of the Fleet 1811, Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, crowned at Westminster with his Queen by William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury, 8 Sept. 1831; d. 20 June, 1837, bur. st Windsor, having m. 11 .June, 1818, H.R.H Princess Adelaide Louisa Theresa Caroline Amelia, eldest dau. of George Frederick Charles, reigning Duke of Saxe-Meiningen; she d. 2 Dec. 1849, having had 2 daus.

[1] Princes Charlotte Augusta Louisa, b. and d. 29 Mar, 1819,

[2] Princess Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide, b, 10 Dec. 1820 d 4 Mar, 1821.