William IV of the United Kingdom William IV of the United Kingdom William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother George IV, becoming the last king and penultimate monarch of Britain's House of Hanover. William served in the Royal Navy in his youth, spending time in North America and the Caribbean, and was later nicknamed the "Sailor King". In 1789, he was created Duke of Clarence and St
Laura Baldwin (sailor) Laura Baldwin (sailor) Laura Baldwin (born 17 January 1980) is a British sailor who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics sailing the Europe dinghy. Laura's highest ISAF World Ranking was 2nd, where she sat for most of 2006 in the Laser Radial Class. Laura was cut from the 2008 British Olympic Trials and moved to Australia where she gained employment with Yachting Australia as the media and marketing coordinator which included covering the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games after which, Laura returned to sailing, this time representing Australia. Laura sailed 470 for a season and dabbled in the women's match racing,