List of British monarchs
House of Hanover (1714–1901)
The Hanoverian succession came about as a result of the Act of Settlement 1701, passed by the Parliament of England, which excluded "Papists" (i.e.

List of British monarchs

Section Title: House of Hanover (1714–1901)
Table Section Text: The Hanoverian succession came about as a result of the Act of Settlement 1701, passed by the Parliament of England, which excluded "Papists" (i.e.

Name	Portrait	Arms	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim	Ref.

George I George Louis 1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727 (12 years, 315 days)	-	-	28 May 1660 LeineschlossSon of Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sophia of Hanover	Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle 21 November 1682 2 children	11 June 1727 Osnabrück Aged 67 years, 30 days	Great-grandson of James VI and IAct of SettlementEldest son of Sophia of Hanover

George II George Augustus 11 June 1727 – 25 October 1760 (33 years, 126 days)	-	-	30 October 1683 HerrenhausenSon of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle	Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach 22 August 1705 Herrenhausen 8 children	25 October 1760 Kensington Palace Aged 76 years, 361 days	Son of George I

George III George William Frederick 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820 (59 years, 97 days)	-	-	4 June 1738 Norfolk HouseSon of Prince Frederick and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz St James's Palace 8 September 1761 15 children	29 January 1820 Windsor Castle Aged 81 years, 239 days	Grandson of George II

George IV George Augustus Frederick 29 January 1820 – 26 June 1830 (10 years, 149 days)	-	-	12 August 1762 St James's PalaceSon of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	(1) Maria Fitzherbert Park Lane 15 September 1785 No verified children(2) Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel St James's Palace 8 April 1795 1 daughter	26 June 1830 Windsor Castle Aged 67 years, 318 days	Son of George III

William IV William Henry 26 June 1830 – 20 June 1837 (6 years, 360 days)	-	-	21 August 1765 Buckingham PalaceSon of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Kew Palace 13 July 1818 2 daughters	20 June 1837 Windsor Castle Aged 71 years, 303 days

Victoria Alexandrina Victoria 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 (63 years, 217 days)	-	-	24 May 1819 Kensington PalaceDaughter of the Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha St James's Palace 10 February 1840 9 children	22 January 1901 Osborne House aged 81 years, 243 days	Granddaughter of George III

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George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.

final_sentence: George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.