This forced new elections for the House of Commons, which yielded a great victory for the reformers. William's death thus ended the personal union of Britain and Hanover, which had persisted since 1714. His brother, the Duke of Cambridge, acted as regent throughout his reign. William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death.
The Prime Minister, Wellington, stated that he had done more business with King William in ten minutes than he had with George IV in as many days. The most important reform legislation of William IV's reign was the Reform Act 1832, which refashioned the British electoral system. Half-Crown of William IV, 1836. Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide was born on 10 December 1820 at St. James's Palace, London. The King, through the Prime Minister, by now Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, requested his resignation; the Duke of Clarence complied. The new Duchess took both William and his finances in hand. The conflict between William and Palmerston over Hanover was renewed the following year when Metternich called a conference of the German states, to be held in Vienna, and Palmerston wanted Hanover to decline the invitation.
Princess Charlotte Augusta Louisa of Clarence, Died a few hours after being baptised, in, 13. [81], The crisis saw a brief interlude for the celebration of the King's Coronation on 8 September 1831. Some members of the Government, however, were anathema to the King, and increasingly left-wing policies concerned him. He served in the Royal Navy in his youth and was, both during his reign and afterwards, nicknamed the "S… The King also agreed to create new peers if the House of Lords continued to pose difficulties, but did not have to resort to such an extraordinary course of action when the bill's opponents agreed to abstain. [28] In his first speech before Parliament he called himself "an attentive observer of the state of the negroes" who found them well cared for and "in a state of humble happiness". Allen, pp. He attracted criticism from reformers, who felt that reform did not go far enough, and from reactionaries, who felt that reform went too far.

During the general election of 1830 (the death of the monarch then required fresh elections), however, Wellington's Tories lost to the Whig Party under Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. The crisis relating to Melbourne's dismissal also indicated the reduction in the King's influence with the people. Mrs. Jordan was given a financial settlement of £4400 (equal to £243,400 today) per year and custody of the daughters, on condition she did not resume the stage. The violent tones and gestures of noble Lords ... astonished the spectators, and affected the ladies who were present with visible alarm.