William Henry HanoverAge: 711765–1837
- Name
- William Henry Hanover
- Given names
- William Henry
- Surname
- Hanover
- Also known as
- William IV of the United Kingdom
| Birth | 21 August 1765 27 21 Buckingham House, London, England Note: THE third son of King George III, he entered the Royal Navy at the age of 13, fought in the American Revolution, and, while serving in the West Indies, formed a close friendship with the future naval hero Horatio (afterward Viscount) Nelson. When he left the sea in 1790, however, he had become unpopular with many other fellow officers and had angered his father by his numerous love affairs. Between 1794 and 1807 he had 10 illegitimate children (surnamed FitzClarence) by the Irish comedienne Dorothea Jordan. His marriage (July 11, 1818) to Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen produced two daughters, both of whom died in infancy. On William's death, therefore, the British crown passed to his niece Princess Victoria, and the Hanoverian crown passed to his brother Ernest Augustus, duke of Cumberland. |
| Birth of a sister | 29 September 1766 (Age 13 months) Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, England
younger sister -
Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover Princess Royal
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| Birth of a brother | 2 November 1767 (Age 2) Buckingham House, London, England
younger brother -
Edward Augustus Hanover
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| Birth of a sister | 8 November 1768 (Age 3) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger sister -
Augusta Sophia Hanover
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| Birth of a sister | 22 May 1770 (Age 4)
younger sister -
Elizabeth Hanover
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| Australian History | 1770 (Age 4) Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Birth of a brother | 5 June 1771 (Age 5) Buckingham House, London, England
younger brother -
Ernest Augustus I Hanover King Of Hanover
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| Death of a paternal grandmother | 8 February 1772 (Age 6) Carlton House, London, England
paternal grandmother -
Augusta … Of Saxe-Gotha
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| Birth of a brother | 27 January 1773 (Age 7) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger brother -
Augustus Frederick Hanover Duke Of Sussex
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| Birth of a brother | 1774 (Age 8)
younger brother -
Duke Adolphus Hanover Of Cambridge
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| Birth of a sister | 25 April 1776 (Age 10) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger sister -
Mary Hanover
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| Birth of a sister | 2 November 1777 (Age 12) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger sister -
Sophia Hanover
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| Birth of a brother | 23 February 1779 (Age 13) Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England
younger brother -
Octavius Hanover
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| Birth of a brother | 22 September 1780 (Age 15) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
younger brother -
Alfred Hanover
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| Death of a brother | 3 May 1783 (Age 17) Kew Palace, Kew, England
younger brother -
Octavius Hanover
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| Birth of a sister | 7 August 1783 (Age 17) Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England
younger sister -
Amelia Hanover
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| Death of a brother | 20 August 1783 (Age 17) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
younger brother -
Alfred Hanover
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| Marriage of a brother | George Augustus Frederick Hanover - View family 1785 (Age 19)
elder brother -
George Augustus Frederick Hanover
sister-in-law -
Maria Anne Fitzherbert
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| Australian History | 1788 (Age 22) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 24) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 26) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Marriage of a brother | George Augustus Frederick Hanover - View family 8 April 1795 (Age 29) Chapel Royal, St James Palace, England
elder brother -
George Augustus Frederick Hanover
sister-in-law -
Caroline Amelia … Of BruNew South Walesick
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| Marriage of a sister | Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover Princess Royal - View family 18 May 1797 (Age 31) Chapel Royal, St James Palace, England
brother-in-law -
King Frederick I … Of Wurttemberg
younger sister -
Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover Princess Royal
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| Australian History | 1797 (Age 31) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 32) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 37) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 38) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 42) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Death of a sister | 2 November 1810 (Age 45) Augusta Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England
younger sister -
Amelia Hanover
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| Marriage of a brother | Ernest Augustus I Hanover King Of Hanover - View family 29 August 1815 (Age 50) Carlton House, London, England
younger brother -
Ernest Augustus I Hanover King Of Hanover
sister-in-law -
Duchess Frederica … Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 51) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Marriage of a sister | Elizabeth Hanover - View family 7 April 1818 (Age 52)
brother-in-law -
Frederick VI … Of Hesse-Homburg
younger sister -
Elizabeth Hanover
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| Marriage | Princess Adelaide Louisa Theresa … - View family 11 July 1818 (Age 52) Kew Palace, Kew, England |
| Marriage of a brother | Edward Augustus Hanover - View family 11 July 1818 (Age 52) Kew Palace, Kew, England
younger brother -
Edward Augustus Hanover
sister-in-law -
Marie Luise Victoria Hanover
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| Death of a mother | 17 November 1818 (Age 53) Kew Palace, Kew, England
mother -
Charlotte …
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| Australian History | 1818 (Age 52) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 1819 (Age 53)
daughter -
Charlotte Augusta Louisa Hanover
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| Death of a daughter | 27 March 1819 (Age 53) Furstenhof, Hanover, Germany
daughter -
Charlotte Augusta Louisa Hanover
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| Death of a brother | 23 January 1820 (Age 54) Sidmouth, Devon, England
younger brother -
Edward Augustus Hanover
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| Death of a father | 29 January 1820 (Age 54) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
father -
George William Frederick Hanover
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| Birth of a daughter #2 | 10 December 1820 (Age 55) St. James Palace, London, England
daughter -
Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide Hanover
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| Death of a daughter | 4 March 1821 (Age 55) St. James Palace, London, England
daughter -
Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide Hanover
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| Birth of a son #3 | 23 April 1822 (Age 56) Bushy Park, England
son -
Twin-Boy 1 …
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| Birth of a son #4 | 23 April 1822 (Age 56) Bushy Park, England
son -
Twin-Boy 2 …
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| Death of a son | 23 April 1822 (Age 56) Bushy Park, England
son -
Twin-Boy 1 …
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| Death of a son | 23 April 1822 (Age 56) Bushy Park, England
son -
Twin-Boy 2 …
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| Australian History | 1824 (Age 58) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 59) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Death of a brother | 5 January 1827 (Age 61) Rutland House, Arlington St., London, England
elder brother -
Frederick Hanover Duke Of York
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| Death of a sister | 6 October 1828 (Age 63) Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
younger sister -
Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover Princess Royal
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| Australian History | 1828 (Age 62) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 63) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Death of a brother | 26 June 1830 (Age 64) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
elder brother -
George Augustus Frederick Hanover
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| Occupation | King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover 26 June 1830 (Age 64) |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 64) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 65) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 66) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 67) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 69) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 70) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Death | 20 June 1837 (Age 71) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Burial | St. George Chap., Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Birth 4 June 1738 37 18 Norfolk-House, St. James Square, London, England Death 29 January 1820 (Age 81) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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6 years mother |
Charlotte …
Birth 19 May 1744 Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany Death 17 November 1818 (Age 74) Kew Palace, Kew, England |
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 elder brother |
Birth 12 August 1762 24 18 London, England Death 26 June 1830 (Age 67) Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England |
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1 year #2 elder brother |
Frederick Hanover Duke Of York
Birth 16 August 1763 25 19 St. James Palace, London, England Death 5 January 1827 (Age 63) Rutland House, Arlington St., London, England |
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2 years #3 himself |
Birth 21 August 1765 27 21 Buckingham House, London, England Death 20 June 1837 (Age 71) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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13 months #4 younger sister |
Charlotte Augusta Matilda Hanover Princess Royal
Birth 29 September 1766 28 22 Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, England Death 6 October 1828 (Age 62) Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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13 months #5 younger brother |
Birth 2 November 1767 29 23 Buckingham House, London, England Death 23 January 1820 (Age 52) Sidmouth, Devon, England |
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1 year #6 younger sister |
Augusta Sophia Hanover
Birth 8 November 1768 30 24 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 22 September 1840 (Age 71) Clarence House, St. James, London, England |
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18 months #7 younger sister |
Elizabeth Hanover
Birth 22 May 1770 31 26 Death 10 January 1840 (Age 69) Frankfurt, Germany |
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1 year #8 younger brother |
Ernest Augustus I Hanover King Of Hanover
Birth 5 June 1771 33 27 Buckingham House, London, England Death 18 November 1851 (Age 80) Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany |
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20 months #9 younger brother |
Augustus Frederick Hanover Duke Of Sussex
Birth 27 January 1773 34 28 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 21 April 1843 (Age 70) Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, England |
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11 months #10 younger brother |
Duke Adolphus Hanover Of Cambridge
Birth 1774 35 29 Death 1850 (Age 76) |
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2 years #11 younger sister |
Mary Hanover
Birth 25 April 1776 37 31 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 30 April 1857 (Age 81) Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London, England |
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18 months #12 younger sister |
Sophia Hanover
Birth 2 November 1777 39 33 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 27 May 1848 (Age 70) Vicarage Place, Kensington, London, England |
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16 months #13 younger brother |
Octavius Hanover
Birth 23 February 1779 40 34 Buckingham House, Westminster, London, England Death 3 May 1783 (Age 4) Kew Palace, Kew, England |
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19 months #14 younger brother |
Alfred Hanover
Birth 22 September 1780 42 36 Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England Death 20 August 1783 (Age 2) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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3 years #15 younger sister |
Amelia Hanover
Birth 7 August 1783 45 39 Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England Death 2 November 1810 (Age 27) Augusta Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Family with Princess Adelaide Louisa Theresa … - View family |
| himself |
Birth 21 August 1765 27 21 Buckingham House, London, England Death 20 June 1837 (Age 71) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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27 years wife |
Princess Adelaide Louisa Theresa …
Birth 13 August 1792 Meiningen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Germany Death 2 December 1849 (Age 57) Near Stanmore, Middlesex, England |
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Marriage: 11 July 1818 — Kew Palace, Kew, England |
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6 months #1 daughter |
Charlotte Augusta Louisa Hanover
Birth 1819 53 26 Death 27 March 1819 Furstenhof, Hanover, Germany |
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23 months #2 daughter |
Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide Hanover
Birth 10 December 1820 55 28 St. James Palace, London, England Death 4 March 1821 (Age 2 months) St. James Palace, London, England |
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16 months #3 son |
Twin-Boy 1 …
Birth 23 April 1822 56 29 Bushy Park, England Death 23 April 1822 Bushy Park, England |
| #4 son |
Twin-Boy 2 …
Birth 23 April 1822 56 29 Bushy Park, England Death 23 April 1822 Bushy Park, England |
William Henry Hanover has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (5)
Parents Duke Charles … Of BruNew South Walesick-Wolfenbuttel + Augusta Hanover
Parents Duke Edward Henry Hanover Of Gloucester + Countess Maria Walpole Of Waldegrave
Parents Christian VII … King Of Denmark + Caroline Matilda Hanover
Mother's family (0)
| Birth | THE third son of King George III, he entered the Royal Navy at the age of 13, fought in the American Revolution, and, while serving in the West Indies, formed a close friendship with the future naval hero Horatio (afterward Viscount) Nelson. When he left the sea in 1790, however, he had become unpopular with many other fellow officers and had angered his father by his numerous love affairs. Between 1794 and 1807 he had 10 illegitimate children (surnamed FitzClarence) by the Irish comedienne Dorothea Jordan. His marriage (July 11, 1818) to Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen produced two daughters, both of whom died in infancy. On William's death, therefore, the British crown passed to his niece Princess Victoria, and the Hanoverian crown passed to his brother Ernest Augustus, duke of Cumberland. |
| Australian History | English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Australian History | The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. |
| Australian History | Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. |
| Australian History | The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | John Oxley charts the Lachlan River |
| Australian History | Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. |
| Australian History | New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. |
| Australian History | Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
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