#OTD 20 June 1837
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63yrs 7m
She was a succeeded by #EdwardVII
#History
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63yrs 7m
She was a succeeded by #EdwardVII
#History
June 20, 2026 at 6:56 AM
#OTD 20 June 1837
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63yrs 7m
She was a succeeded by #EdwardVII
#History
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63yrs 7m
She was a succeeded by #EdwardVII
#History
#OTD 20 June 1837
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63yrs 7m
She was succeeded by her son #EdwardVII
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63yrs 7m
She was succeeded by her son #EdwardVII
June 20, 2025 at 6:37 AM
#OTD 20 June 1837
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63yrs 7m
She was succeeded by her son #EdwardVII
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63yrs 7m
She was succeeded by her son #EdwardVII
Long lives fascinate. Elizabeth Sanderson Hanbury 1793-1901 saw three centuries and four monarchs - #GeorgeIII #GeorgeIV, #WilliamIV and #Victoria. Remembered as a child a 'pretty walk through the corn from Moor Fields to the village of Islington', fought #slavery worked with #ElizabethFry.
January 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Long lives fascinate. Elizabeth Sanderson Hanbury 1793-1901 saw three centuries and four monarchs - #GeorgeIII #GeorgeIV, #WilliamIV and #Victoria. Remembered as a child a 'pretty walk through the corn from Moor Fields to the village of Islington', fought #slavery worked with #ElizabethFry.
#OTD 20 June 1837
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63years 7months
Succeeded by her son #EdwardVII
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63years 7months
Succeeded by her son #EdwardVII
June 20, 2024 at 6:06 AM
#OTD 20 June 1837
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63years 7months
Succeeded by her son #EdwardVII
18yr old Alexandrina Victoria became #QueenVictoria succeeding her Uncle #WilliamIV who had died that morning at Windsor
Her 1st act? To spend an hour alone!
Her coronation was on 28 June 1838
Our 2nd longest reigning Monarch 63years 7months
Succeeded by her son #EdwardVII
#MartinArcherShee (1769-1850)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1833-4
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1833-4
Royal Collection
#Hanover
August 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#MartinArcherShee (1769-1850)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1833-4
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1833-4
Royal Collection
#Hanover
#DavidWilkie (1785-1841)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1832
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1832
Royal Collection
#Hanover
August 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#DavidWilkie (1785-1841)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1832
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1832
Royal Collection
#Hanover
🍼🪦 25 Février, un jour, une vie, un décès www.election-politique.com/election.php...
#25Fevrier #February25 #JoséMaríaAznar #WilliamIV
#25Fevrier #February25 #JoséMaríaAznar #WilliamIV
February 25, 2024 at 8:17 AM
🍼🪦 25 Février, un jour, une vie, un décès www.election-politique.com/election.php...
#25Fevrier #February25 #JoséMaríaAznar #WilliamIV
#25Fevrier #February25 #JoséMaríaAznar #WilliamIV
Great Engravers returns for a seventh dive into Britain's extensive numismatic past with the William IV Crown #coins #numismatics #silver #gold #britain #theroyalmint #williamiv
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Great Engravers returns for a seventh dive into Britain's extensive numismatic past with the William IV Crown - AgAuNEWS
Great Engravers returns for a seventh dive into Britain's extensive numismatic past with the William IV CrownOne of the Royal Mint's premier series, Great Engravers draws from this aged organisation's extensive history to reproduce some of the finest designs, from
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February 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Great Engravers returns for a seventh dive into Britain's extensive numismatic past with the William IV Crown #coins #numismatics #silver #gold #britain #theroyalmint #williamiv
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Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was born in Germany #OnThisDay in 1792, marrying the future #WilliamIV in 1818; her inability to provide an heir led to the succession of his niece as #QueenVictoria in 1837; the queen dowager died in 1849...
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August 13, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was born in Germany #OnThisDay in 1792, marrying the future #WilliamIV in 1818; her inability to provide an heir led to the succession of his niece as #QueenVictoria in 1837; the queen dowager died in 1849...
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William IV: The last Hanoverian king and architect of British reforms
Born on August 21, 1765, at Buckingham Palace, William IV ascended the throne on June 26, 1830, thus becoming…
#Akerix #AI #WilliamIV #HanoverianDynasty
https://akerix.com/on-this-day/08-21-william-iv-1765
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Born on August 21, 1765, at Buckingham Palace, William IV ascended the throne on June 26, 1830, thus becoming…
#Akerix #AI #WilliamIV #HanoverianDynasty
https://akerix.com/on-this-day/08-21-william-iv-1765
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August 20, 2026 at 9:50 PM
William IV: The last Hanoverian king and architect of British reforms
Born on August 21, 1765, at Buckingham Palace, William IV ascended the throne on June 26, 1830, thus becoming…
#Akerix #AI #WilliamIV #HanoverianDynasty
https://akerix.com/on-this-day/08-21-william-iv-1765
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Born on August 21, 1765, at Buckingham Palace, William IV ascended the throne on June 26, 1830, thus becoming…
#Akerix #AI #WilliamIV #HanoverianDynasty
https://akerix.com/on-this-day/08-21-william-iv-1765
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A lot of people sat on the British throne but most aren’t as crazy a story as William IV youtu.be/uxOFnQFcHKQ?... #BritishHistory #WilliamIV
William IV: The Maddest Lad To Ever Sit On The British Throne
YouTube video by Weird History
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August 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A lot of people sat on the British throne but most aren’t as crazy a story as William IV youtu.be/uxOFnQFcHKQ?... #BritishHistory #WilliamIV
"What can you expect of a man with a head like a pineapple?" a courtier said of #WilliamIV, born #OnThisDay in 1765 & reigned from 1830 until his death in 1837; his incessant blathering of trivial nonsense provoked ridicule & diminished the prestige of the monarchy:
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August 21, 2024 at 8:17 PM
"What can you expect of a man with a head like a pineapple?" a courtier said of #WilliamIV, born #OnThisDay in 1765 & reigned from 1830 until his death in 1837; his incessant blathering of trivial nonsense provoked ridicule & diminished the prestige of the monarchy:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
June 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Jean-Etienne #Liotard (1702-89)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
1755-60
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
1755-60
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
September 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Jean-Etienne #Liotard (1702-89)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
1755-60
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
1755-60
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
#JosephAved (1702-1766)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
1751
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
1751
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
September 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#JosephAved (1702-1766)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
1751
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
1751
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
#JosephAved (1702-1766)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1750-1
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1750-1
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
September 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#JosephAved (1702-1766)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1750-1
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1750-1
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Attributed to Johann Valentin #Tischbein (1715-68)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1751
Paleis het Loo
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1751
Paleis het Loo
#OrangeNassau
September 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Attributed to Johann Valentin #Tischbein (1715-68)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1751
Paleis het Loo
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1751
Paleis het Loo
#OrangeNassau
Attributed to #HansHysing (1678-1752)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1730
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1730
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
September 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Attributed to #HansHysing (1678-1752)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1730
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1730
Rijksmuseum
#OrangeNassau
Marcus Lodovicus Antonius Clifford (1655-1738)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
18th Century
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
18th Century
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection
#OrangeNassau
September 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Marcus Lodovicus Antonius Clifford (1655-1738)
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
18th Century
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection
#OrangeNassau
Portrait of #WilliamIV (1711-51), Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, who was #BornOnThisDay
18th Century
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection
#OrangeNassau
#DavidWilkie (1785-1841)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1837
National Portrait Gallery
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1837
National Portrait Gallery
#Hanover
August 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#DavidWilkie (1785-1841)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1837
National Portrait Gallery
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1837
National Portrait Gallery
#Hanover
#MartinArcherShee (1769-1850)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1800
National Portrait Gallery
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1800
National Portrait Gallery
#Hanover
August 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#MartinArcherShee (1769-1850)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1800
National Portrait Gallery
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1800
National Portrait Gallery
#Hanover
#RichardCosway (1742-1821)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1791
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1791
Royal Collection
#Hanover
August 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
#RichardCosway (1742-1821)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1791
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
1791
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Johan Joseph #Zoffany (1733-1810)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay , with sister #PrincessCharlotte
ca. 1770
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay , with sister #PrincessCharlotte
ca. 1770
Royal Collection
#Hanover
August 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Johan Joseph #Zoffany (1733-1810)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay , with sister #PrincessCharlotte
ca. 1770
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay , with sister #PrincessCharlotte
ca. 1770
Royal Collection
#Hanover
#AllanRamsay (1713-84)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1767
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1767
Royal Collection
#Hanover
August 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#AllanRamsay (1713-84)
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1767
Royal Collection
#Hanover
Portrait of #WilliamIV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1767
Royal Collection
#Hanover