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He had painted William a number of times over the decades, most notably in his 1800 Portrait of the Duke of Clarence at a time when William as third son of his father George III was considered unlikely to succeed to the throne. Following the death of his elder brother George IV William became king
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 .
Portrait of the Duke of Clarence is a portrait painting by the Irish artist Martin Archer Shee depicting the future William IV, then Duke of Clarence. [1] [2]The third son of George III, Clarence was not considered likely to inherit the throne and joined the Royal Navy.
Prince Frederick Augustus was the second son of Queen Charlotte and King George. He briefly married Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, and had no children. King William IV. Born: August 21, 1765
Said to be the son of Sarah Hussey, Countess of Tyrconnel, fostered and raised by the Molloys. Frederick George Vandiest: 1800: 1848: Louisa Ann Vandiest: 1802: 1890: Children of William IV (then Duke of Clarence) by Dorothea Jordan: George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster: 29 January 1794: 20 March 1842: married 1819, Mary Wyndham; had issue ...
Bookplate showing the arms granted to the Fitzclarences. The FitzClarence family was an illegitimate branch of the House of Hanover.Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, who later became King William IV of the United Kingdom, had at least ten children with his mistress Dorothea Jordan, all of whom took the surname FitzClarence.
Dorothea Jordan (née Bland; 22 November 1761 – 5 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish actress, as well as a courtesan.She was the long-time partner of Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later King William IV), and the mother of 10 illegitimate children by him, all of whom took the surname FitzClarence.
George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster.. Earl of Munster is a title that was created twice, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The first creation came in 1789 in favour of Prince William, the third son of King George III.