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- His reign saw the implementation of several reforms: The poor law was updated, the municipal government was democratized, child labor was restricted, and slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire. The most important reform legislation of William IV's reign was the Reform Act of 1832, which refashioned the British electoral system.
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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.
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Aug 17, 2024 · William IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from June 26, 1830. Personally opposed to parliamentary reform, he grudgingly accepted the epochal Reform Act of 1832, which reduced the power of the British crown and the landowning aristocracy over the government.
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Jan 27, 2023 · William IV of Great Britain (r. 1830-1837) succeeded his elder brother George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-1830) to become the fifth Hanoverian monarch. William had a successful naval career, and his reign is best remembered for the democratic reforms initiated by the 1832 Reform Act.
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- William IV is best known for being the monarch when the 1832 Reform Act was passed, which made the British electoral system more democratic and rep...
- William IV of Great Britain was the uncle of Queen Victoria.
- King William the Fourth had no surviving legitimate children, and so the next monarch was his niece Queen Victoria.
William's reign was dominated by the Reform crisis. It began almost immediately when the Duke of Wellington's Tory government, which William supported, lost the general election in August...
Jun 28, 2017 · William IV was the third son of George III and the brother of George IV. At the age of 13, William became a midshipman and began a career in the Royal Navy. In 1789, he was made Duke of Clarence. He retired from the Navy in 1790.
As monarch, William IV played an important role in the Reform Crisis. When the House of Commons defeated the First Reform Bill in 1831, Lord Grey's ministry urged an immediate dissolution of Parliament and a new general election.
King William IV was the third son of George III and Queen Charlotte. Nicknamed ‘The Sailor King’, he did not succeed to the throne until he was 64 years of age…
