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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 .
With Manuel II's death, the Miguelist branch of the house of Braganza became the pretenders to the throne of Portugal. They have all been acclaimed king of Portugal by their monarchist groups. The monarchs of Portugal all came from a single ancestor, Afonso I of Portugal, but direct lines have sometimes ended. This has led to a variety of royal ...
King of Portugal r. 1557–1578: António 1531–1595 Prior of Crato King of Portugal r. 1580–1582: Catarina 1540–1614: João I 1543–1583 6th Duke of Braganza: Ana de Velasco y Girón 1585–1607: Teodósio II 1568–1630 7th Duke of Braganza: Fourth Dynasty House of Braganza: John IV 1604–1656 King of Portugal r. 1640–1656
William Wiley (editor) (fl. 1930s), American civil rights activist and newspaper editor; William H. Wiley (1842–1945), U.S. Representative from New Jersey; William T. Wiley (1937–2021), American contemporary artist; Bill Wiley (William D. Wiley, born 1971), American politician; USS Wiley, a United States Navy destroyer, named after sailor ...
The Cardinal-King died in the Royal Palace of Almeirim, on his 68th birthday, without having appointed a successor, leaving only a regency to care for the kingdom. [9] One of the closest dynastic claimants was King Philip II of Spain who, in June 1580, sent the Duke of Alba to claim Portugal by force. [10]
William of Malmesbury, in his account of William's death, stated that the body was taken to Winchester Cathedral by a few countrymen, including Eli who discovered the body. [ 31 ] To the chroniclers, men of the Church, such an " act of God " was a just end for a wicked king, and was regarded as a fitting demise for a ruler who came into ...
Portrait of William IV is an 1832 portrait painting by the Scottish artist David Wilkie. It is a depiction of the reigning British monarch William IV , who had come to the throne two years earlier. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Wilkie was Principal Painter in Ordinary to the king and produced this full-length work showing William in his garter robes with ...
On 19 July 1580, António was acclaimed King of Portugal in Santarém by his supporters, followed by popular acclamation in Lisbon and other towns. [12] This was the excuse Philip II required to push his army into Portugal. Antonio was never formally acclaimed by the Cortes and governed in Continental Portugal for only 20 days.