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Garter Principal King of Arms. Peers of the Realm. The coronation of George IV as King of the United Kingdom took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 July 1821. Originally scheduled for 1 August of the previous year, the ceremony had been postponed due to the parliamentary proceedings of George's estranged wife, Queen Caroline; because ...
George IV's coronation, 19 July 1821 George IV at Holyhead en route to Ireland on 7 August 1821, the day of his wife's death. When George III died in 1820, the Prince Regent, then aged 57, ascended the throne as George IV, with no real change in his powers. By the time of his accession, he was obese and possibly addicted to laudanum.
George IV’s coronation was held on July 19, 1821, and it is was perhaps the most expensive in British history. The king reportedly wanted a service to rival that of Napoleon. The result was an extravagant ceremony that included a crown with 12,000 diamonds; the banquet served more than 2,000 people.
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Jones here depicts the coronation banquet of George IV in Westminster Hall on 19th July 1821 at the moment when the King's Champion, Henry Dymoke (1801-1865), enters the hall in full armour. He is escorted by two mounted peers, the Deputy Earl Marshall, General Kenneth Alexander Howard, later 1st Earl of Effingham (1767-1845) and the Lord High ...
Coronation. George IV's coronation in the Abbey on 19th July 1821 was a superbly extravagant pageant that cost a staggering £230,000. He had a new crown containing over 12,000 diamonds specially made.
The Coronation Crown of George IV is an elaborate coronation crown made specially for George IV, King of the United Kingdom, in 1821. Design. At 40 cm (16 in) tall and decorated with 12,314 diamonds, it was said to make him look like a "gorgeous bird of the east". [1] .
May 4, 2023 · The coronations of these kings symbolise more than mere spectacle: they are a declaration of the new monarch’s intent as they transform from heir to sovereign. For George IV, money was no object...
