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| 1765 | Birth |  |
| 21st Aug Buckingham Pal Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte |
| 1772 | Legislation | |
| Royal Mariages Act, royalty under 25 must have permission of the sovereign |
| 1784 | Marriage | |
| Hanover Allegedly enters into a secret marriage to Caroline von Linsingen |
| 1785 | Lieutenant | |
| Portsmouth Appointed Lieutenant aboard the Hebe, 40 gun frigate |
| 1786 | Captain | |
| Appointed Captain |
| 1787 | Marriage | |
| Gives away the bride at Nelson's wedding |
| 1788 | Rear Admiral | |
| Appointed Rear Admiral |
| 1789 | Peerage | |
| Westminster Abbey Created the Duke of Clarence |
| Munster Created the Earl of Munster |
| 1794 | Birth | |
| Birth of George, son of William IV & Dorothy Jordan |
| 1794 | Vice Admiral | |
| Appointed Vice Admiral |
| 1811 | Admiral | |
| Appointed Admiral of the Fleet |
| 1818 | Marriage | |
| 11th July Kew Palace William IV marries Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen |
| 1827 | Succession | |
| George IV's brother, Frederick "Grand Old Duke of York, dies making William heir |
| 1830 | Accession | |
| 24th June Accedes to the throne |
| 1830 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as King of Great Britain, Age 64, after the death of his brother George IV |
| 1831 | Coronation | |
| 8th Sep Westminster Abbey Crowned King of Great Britan |
| 1831 | Peerage | |
| 8th Sep St Andrews Created the Duke of St Andrews |
| 1832 | Constitution | |
| Parliament is free to choose its own Prime Minister |
| The Reform Act abolishes the King's power to buy seats in Parliament |
| 1832 | Reform | |
| London 1st Reform Bill, threatens to create extra piers if the Lords do not pass the bill |
| London Parliament is free to choose its own Prime Minister |
| London The Reform Act abolishes the King's power to buy seats in Parliament |
| 1834 | Dismissal | |
| 13th Nov London Dismisses the Melbourne Cabinet, the last time a British monarch takes such an action |
| 1837 | Burial | |
| July St George's Chp Buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor |
| 1837 | Death | |
| 21st June Windsor Castle Death of William IV, last of the Hanoverian Dynasty |
| 21st June Windsor Castle Death of William IV, of pneumonia & cirrhosis of the liver |
