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
Coronation of the Bohemian monarch Kings of Bohemia which weren't crowned during their reign were: On the other hand, king Ferdinand IV was crowned during the lifetime of his father (Ferdinand III), but he died before him, so he never actually reigned. Coronation of the heir during life of his father was only temporary custom for kings: Ferdinand III, Ferdinand IV and Leopold I. Coronation of the Bohemian monarch The Coronation of the Bohemian monarch (in Czech: "korunovace českého panovníka") was a ceremony in which the king (or queen-regnant) and queen-consort (if there was at time) was formally crowned, annoited and invested with regalia. It