Paternal Family Tree: Hanover
On 08 Sep 1761 [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) and [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 17) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and [his grandmother] Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 41). They were second cousin twice removed. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 12 Aug 1762 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland was born to King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 24) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 18).
After 12 Aug 1762 Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon (age 33) incorrectly announced to [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 24) that his first born child King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland was a girl. George III had promised £1,000 to the bearer of the news that he had a son and £500 that he had a girl; Francis received neither.
In 1765 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 2) was appointed 584th Knight of the Garter by [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 26).
In 16 Jul 1775 Edward Weld (age 33) and [his future wife] Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 18) were married. He died three months later.
Diary of Caroline Girlie. Here Mrs. Elliott (age 22) remained until she was brought over to England by Lord Cholmondeley (age 26) . She was subsequently introduced to the Prince of Wales (age 13), who had been struck with the exquisite beauty of her portrait, which he had accidentally seen at Houghton. So celebrated was she for her personal charms that there are several portraits of her by eminent painters still in existence, among others, one by Cosway, which embellishes this volume, another, by Gainsborough, at Lord Cholmondeley's.
On 24 Jun 1778 Thomas Fitzherbert (age 31) and [his future wife] Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 21) were married.
In 1779 Mary "Perdita" Darby aka Robinson (age 21) gained popularity when she played the role of Perdita in Florizel and Perdita, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale. It was during this performance that she attracted the notice of the young Prince of Wales, the future King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 16). At this time Amy Lyon aka Emma Hart Lady Hamilton (age 13) sometimes worked as her maid and dresser at the theatre.
In 1782 Grace Dalrymple (age 28) began a short affair with the Prince of Wales (age 19). She had a daughter, Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour, which she claimed was fathered by the Prince of Wales although he did not recognise the child.
In 1782 Thomas Gainsborough (age 54). Portrait of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 19).
On 30 Mar 1782 [his daughter] Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour was born to King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 19) and Grace Elliott. Alternatively she may have been the daughter of George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley (age 32); both men claimed paternity. Paternity was also claimed by Charles William Wyndham (age 21) among others.
On 11 Jul 1784 George Lamb was born to Penistone Lamb 1st Viscount Melbourne (age 39) and Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne (age 32). Some sources suggest his father may have been King George IV (age 21) who became his godfather.
On 15 Dec 1785 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) and Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 29) were married. The marriage was invalid under English civil law because his father had not given his consent. Her uncle Henry Errington and her brother John Smythe were witnesses. The ceremony was performed by one of the prince's Chaplains in Ordinary, the Reverend Robert Burt, whose debts of £500 were paid by the prince to release him from Fleet Prison [Map]. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 47) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 41).
Around 1792 Thomas Beach (age 54). Portrait of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 29).
In 1792 John Hoppner (age 33). Portrait of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 29) when Prince of Wales.
In 1793 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 30) began an affair with Frances Twysden (age 39). He being thirty-one, she being forty, she being a mother to ten.
In 1794 Georgiana Cottin Baroness Tabley was born to Lieutenant-Colonel Josiah Cottin (age 23) and Lavinia Chambers. Her god-parents were the Prince of Wales (age 31) and [his wife] Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 37).
In 1795 George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 59) was appointed Master of the Horse to the Prince of Wales, the future King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 32).
On 08 Apr 1795 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 32) and Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England (age 26) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 56) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 50). They were first cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 07 Jan 1796 [his daughter] Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover was born to King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 33) and [his wife] Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England (age 27) at Cartlon House. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.39%.
On 23 Aug 1799 [his son] Major George Seymour Crole was born to King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 37) and Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont (age 30)
On 09 Aug 1801 John Weld-Forester 2nd Baron Forester was born to Cecil Weld-Forester 1st Baron Forester (age 34) and Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester at Sackville Street. King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 38) was his godfather.
In 1804 John Lethbridge 1st Baronet (age 58) was created 1st Baronet Lethbridge of Westaway House in Devon and Winkley Court in Somerset apparently for having paid the gambling debts of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 41).
Around 1806 Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 46) came to the notice of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43). The Prince visited Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford at Temple Newsam Leeds giving her some Chinese wallpaper and the Moses tapestries.
The London Gazette 15881. 09 Jan 1806. Early in the Morning of Thursday the 9th Instant, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (age 43), Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of the Blood Royal, with several of the Great Officers, and the Nobility and Gentry, in their Carriages; the Relations of the Deceased, with the Officers and others of his Household, the Officers of Armss, and a Number of Naval Officers, in Mourning Coaches, assembled in Hyde Park; having been admitted at Cumberland and Grosvenor Gates upon producing Tickets issued from the College of Arms.; and, having there been marshalled within the Rails, proceeded, One by One, across Piccadilly, into St. James's Park, by the Gate at the top of Constitution Hill, and onwards, through the Horse Guards, to the Admiralty, in the Order in which they were to move in the Procession.
The Chief Mourner, with his Supporters and Train-Bearer, and the several Naval Officers to whom Duties were assigned in the Solemnity, assembled at the Admiralty: the Seamen and Marines of the Victory, the Pensioners from Greenwich Hospital, the Watermen of the Deceased, the Six Conductors, the Messenger of the College of Arms, and the Marshal's-Men, with the Trumpets and Drums, were stationed in the Admiralty Yard.
In 1807 John Hoppner (age 48). Portrait of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 44) in his Garter Robes and Leg Garter.
In 1807 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford (age 63) took his wife Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 47) to Ireland in an attempt to prevent King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 44) taking her as a mistress. By the summer King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland was a regular visitor at Ragley Hall, Alcester and Hertford aka Manchester House Manchester Square Marylebone.
On 21 Sep 1808 [his son-in-law] Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (age 28) and [his daughter] Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour (age 26) were married. She the daughter of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 46) and Grace Elliott. He the son of William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland (age 70) and Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland.
In Dec 1809 Georgiana Elphinstone was born to George Keith Elphinstone 1st Viscount Keith (age 63) and Hester "Queenie" Thrale Viscountess Keith (age 45). Her godparents were King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 47) and [his half-brother] King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 44).
After the death of John Hoppner (age 51) on 23 Jan 1810 William Owen (age 41) became portrait painter to the Prince of Wales (age 47).
On 28 Oct 1811 George Leicester aka Warren 2nd Baron Tabley was born to John Fleming Leicester 1st Baron Tabley (age 49) and Georgiana Cottin Baroness Tabley (age 17). King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 49) was his godfather. He was educated at Eton College [Map] and Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1812 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester (age 47) was appointed Groom of the Stool to [his father] King George III (age 73). He held this office through the reigns of King George IV (age 49) and [his half-brother] King William IV (age 46) until King William's death in 1837.
On 10 Dec 1813 [his daughter] Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour (age 31) died.
On 06 Nov 1817 [his daughter] Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover (age 21) died in childbirth at Claremont House Esher, Surrey. She buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].
Adeline Horsey Recollections. After my dear mother's death I visited a great deal with my father (age 53), and one year we went for the shooting to Lord Huntingfield's place, Heveningham Hall, Suffolk. I slept in the bedroom once occupied by the famous Chevalier d'Éon, who had been a frequent guest at Heveningham, and about whom there were many stories told. It was said that the Chevalier was the one and only lover of cross-grained [his mother] Queen Charlotte, and that her son, George IV, was the result of their intimacy, although his paternity was of course admitted by [his father] King George III. The animosity always displayed by the old Queen to her grand-daughter, [his daughter] Princess Charlotte, was supposed to arise from the fact that as heiress to the throne she innocently dispossessed the other Royal Dukes from the succession. It is certainly a fact that the Princess's untimely death in childbirth was attributed to foul play at the time, and when later the accoucheur Sir Richard Croft, committed suicide, all classes of society were loud in condemnation of the Queen and the Prince Regent. I do not vouch for the accuracy of Queen Charlotte's love affair. I only give the Heveningham gossip as I heard it.
Note A. D'Eon was undoubtedly one of the most picturesque and mysterious personages of the eighteenth century I was naturally interested in these somewhat scandalous stories.
The Chevalier died when he was eighty-three years of age, after a most extraordinary career. He was at one time aide-de-camp to the Comte de Broglie, and fought in the French army; but later on for some mysterious reason he discarded man's attire and passed as a woman for thirty-four years. Often when I went into my room I half expected to see a ghostly figure seated at the escritoire where the Chevalier wrote his secret cipher communications, and I wondered whether the brocade crowns and frills and furbelows that he wore as a woman had ever hung in the old wardrobe which I used.
My father and I also stayed with the Westmorlands at Apethorpe Hall; we visited the Earl (age 38) and Countess of Chichester (age 36) at Stanmer Park, and we were welcome guests at Cadlands, Silverlands, Chiswick House, West Park, and my uncle Lord Stradbroke's place, Henham Hall, which was afterwards burnt down.
I had visited Deene Park, Northamptonshire [Map] with my mother in 1842, but I must deal with my future home in the chapter devoted to Deene and its associations.
On 17 Nov 1818 [his mother] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 74) died.
Around 1819 Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham (age 49) replaced Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 59) as the mistress of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 56).
On 29 Jan 1820 [his father] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 81) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His reign the third longest after Victoria and Elizabeth II. His son George (age 57) succeeded IV King Great Britain and Ireland. [his wife] Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England (age 51) by marriage Queen Consort England.
On 19 Jul 1821 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 58) was crowned IV King Great Britain and Ireland.
King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland barred [his wife] Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England (age 53) from attending the Coronation. She attempted to attend but was turned away at the doors of Westminster Abbey. Refused entry at both the doors to the East Cloister and the doors to the West Cloister, Caroline attempted to enter via Westminster Hall, where many guests were gathered before the service began. A witness described how the Queen stood at the door fuming as bayonets were held under her chin until the deputy lord chamberlain had the doors slammed in her face. Henry Brougham recorded his distaste.1. She died three weeks later.
William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 31) carried the Orb at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Kenneth Alexander Howard 1st Earl of Effingham (age 53) attended as Deputy Earl Marshal as a result of Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard (age 54).
See Creevy Papers.
On 01 Aug 1821 at 10:25 p.m [his wife] Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England (age 53) died at Brandenburgh House, Hammersmith. She was buried at Brunswick Cathedral [Map].
Before 1830. Thomas Lawrence (age 60). Portrait of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67).
In 1830 William Feilding 6th Earl Desmond 7th Earl Denbigh (age 33) was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67).
On 26 Jun 1830 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67) died. His brother [his half-brother] William (age 64) succeeded IV King Great Britain and Ireland. Queen Adelaide of England (age 37) by marriage Queen Consort England. Duke Clarence and St Andrews merged with the Crown.
He was attended by Jonathan Wathen Phipps aka Waller 1st Baronet (age 60).
On 27 Mar 1837 [his former wife] Maria Anne Smythe aka "Mrs Fitzherbert" (age 80) died.
The Memoirs of Harriet Wilson Chapter 1. "I am told that I am very beautiful, so perhaps you would like to see me; and I wish that, since so many are disposed to love me, one, for in the humility of my heart I should be quite satisfied with one, would be at the pains to make me love him. In the meantime, this is all very dull work, Sir, and worse even than being at home with my father: so, if you pity me, and believe you could make me in love with you, write to me, and direct to the post office here."
By return of post, I received an answer nearly to this effect: I believe from Colonel Thomas.
"Miss Wilson's letter has been received by the noble individual to whom it was addressed. If Miss Wilson will come to town, she may have an interview, by directing her letter as before."
I answered this note directly, addressing my letter to the Prince of Wales.
"Sir, To travel fifty-two miles this bad weather, merely to see a man, with only the given number of legs, arms, fingers, &c., would, you must admit, be madness in a girl like myself, surrounded by humble admirers who are ever ready to travel any distance for the honour of kissing the tip of her little finger; but, if you can prove to me that you are one bit better than any man who may be ready to attend my bidding, I'll e'en start for London directly. So, if you can do anything better in the way of pleasing a lady than ordinary men, write directly: if not, adieu, Monsieur le Prince."
It was necessary to put this letter into the post office myself, as Lord Craven's black footman would have been somewhat surprised at its address. Crossing the Steyne I met Lord Melbourne, who joined me immediately.
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Mother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England