Visual Timeline: William IV of Great Britain

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1760 CE 1770 CE 1780 CE 1790 CE 1800 CE 1810 CE 1820 CE 1830 CE  
 
 
1765 CE: Prince William, future William IV of Great Britain, is born in Buckingham Palace.
 
1778 CE: Prince William, future William IV of Great Britain, joins the Royal Navy.
 
 
1789 CE: Prince William, future William IV of Great Britain, is made the Duke of Clarence.
 
1811 CE: William, Duke of Clarence, achieves the rank of Rear-Admiral.
 
1817 CE: The daughter and only legitimate heir of William, Duke of Clarence dies.
 
 
1818 CE: Prince William, future William IV Great Britain, marries Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.
 
1827 CE - 1828 CE: William, Duke of Clarence, is made Lord High Admiral.
 
 
1830 CE - 1837 CE: Reign of William IV of Great Britain.
 
 
1830 CE: George IV of Great Britain dies of illness at Windsor Castle.
 
 
1831 CE: The coronation ceremony of William IV of Great Britain is held in Westminster Abbey.
 
 
1832 CE: The Reform Act increases the democratic base and political representation in Britain.
 
 
1833 CE: The Slavery Abolition Act abolishes slavery in most of the British Empire (but not India).
 
 
1834 CE: A great fire destroys the Houses of Parliament in London.
 
 
1837 CE: William IV of Great Britain dies of cirrhosis of the liver and pneumonia.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1760 CE 1770 CE 1780 CE 1790 CE 1800 CE 1810 CE 1820 CE 1830 CE