George IV married firstly, privately and in contravention of the Act of Settlement 1701 and the Royal Marriages Act 1772, on 15 September, 1785, at her house in Park Lane, Mayfair, London:

Maria Anne

She was the daughter of Walter Smythe of Brambridge, Hants., by Mary, daughter of John Errington of Red Rice, Andover, Hants., and she was born on 26 July, 1756, at Brambridge, Hants. She married firstly Edward Weld ( d.1775), of Lulworth Castle, Dorset, in 1775, and secondly Thomas FitzHerbert of Norbury, Derby, and Swynnerton, Staffs. ( d.1781), in 1778. Her marriage to the Prince of Wales was invalid under British Law, but was recognised by Papal Brief in 1800 (Mrs FitzHerbert was a Roman Catholic). Maria formally adopted the following children:

1  Mary (‘Minnie’) Seymour, orphaned daughter of Lord Hertford, who later married Colonel Dawson Darner.

2  Mary Anne Smythe, the illegitimate daughter of Maria’s brother; she later married Captain Jerningham.

Maria spent most of her married life living apart from her husband. She died on 27 or 29 March, 1837, at Brighton, Sussex, and was buried in the R.C. Church of St John the Baptist, Brighton, Sussex. There was no issue of her marriage to George IV.

George IV married secondly, on 8 April, 1795, at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, London:

Caroline Amelia Elizabeth

She was the daughter of Charles II (William Ferdinand), Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, by Princess Augusta of Wales, granddaughter of George II. She was born on 17 May, 1768, at Brunswick, Germany. The King tried unsuccessfully to divorce her for adultery (then a treasonable crime on the part of his Consort), and she was refused admission to his coronation in 1821. She died on 7 August, 1821, at Brandenburg House, Hammersmith, London, and was buried at Brunswick.

Issue of marriage:

1   Charlotte Augusta

She was born on 7 January, 1796, at Carlton House, London. She married Prince Leopold George Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield (1790–1865) (later to become Leopold I, King of the Belgians) on 2 May, 1816, at Carlton House, London, and had issue:

1  Miscarriage; this occurred in July, 1816, at Camelford House, London.

2  Stillborn son; he was born on 5 November, 1817, at Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

Charlotte died on 6 November, 1817, at Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, in childbed, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

George IV also had the following illegitimate issue:

By Grace Darymple, Mrs Elliott:

1  Georgina Frederica Augusta (?) ( b.1782). She may have been the daughter of Lord Cholmondeley.

By Elizabeth Milbanke, Viscountess Melbourne ( d.1818):

2  George ( b.1784). Perhaps died young.

GEORGE IV

He died on 26 June, 1830, at Windsor Castle, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

He was succeeded by his brother William.

William IV

FATHER: George III(

MOTHER: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(

SIBLINGS: (

WILLIAM IV

Baptised William Henry, he was born on 21 August, 1765, at Buckingham Palace. He was made a Knight of the Thistle on 5 April, 1770, and a Knight of the Garter on 19 April, 1782. He was created Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, and Earl of Munster on 20 May, 1789. He succeeded his brother George IV as King of Great Britain on 26 June, 1830, and was crowned on 8 September, 1831, at Westminster Abbey.

William IV married, on 13 July, 1818, at Kew Palace, Surrey:

Adelaide Louisa Theresa Caroline Amelia

She was the daughter of George I (Frederick Charles), Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, by Louisa Eleanor, daughter of Christian Albert Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and she was born on 13 August, 1792, at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany. She was crowned Queen Consort on 8 September, 1831, at Westminster Abbey. She died on 2 December, 1849, at Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

Issue of marriage

1   Charlotte Augusta Louise

She was born on 27 March, 1819, at the Fürstenhof Palace, Hanover, and died the same day. She was buried at Hanover, Germany.

2   Stillborn child

It was born on 5 September, 1819, at Dunkirk, France.

3   Elizabeth Georgina Adelaide

She was born on 10 December, 1820, at St James’s Palace, London, where she died on 4 March, 1821. She was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

4   Stillborn child

It was born in the spring of 1822 at Bushey Park, Middlesex.

5   Stillborn twins

They were born in 1824.

William IV also had the following illegitimate issue:

By Caroline von Linsingen (who alleged that William married her in 1784/5 or c.1790, in secret; this is very unlikely, although not impossible):

1  William (1784/5–drowned 1807).

By Dorothea Bland, Mrs Jordan (1761–1816):

2  George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, Earl of Munster (1794–committed suicide 1842); he married Mary, illegitimate daughter of George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont, and had issue.

3  Henry Edward FitzClarence (1795–1817).

4  Sophia FitzClarence (1796–1837); she married Philip Charles Sidney, 1st Baron de Lisle and Dudley of Penshurst (1800–1851).

5  Mary FitzClarence (1798–1864); she married Charles Richard Fox.

6  Frederick FitzClarence (1799–1854); he married Augusta Boyle.

7  Elizabeth FitzClarence (1801–1856); she married William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll (1801–1846), and had issue.

8  Adolphus FitzClarence (1802–1856).

9  Augusta FitzClarence (1803–1865); she married firstly John Kennedy Erskine, and had issue, and secondly John, Lord Gordon.

10  Augustus FitzClarence, Rector of Mapledurham (1805–1854); he married Sarah Elizabeth Katherine Gordon.

11  Amelia FitzClarence (1807–1858); she married Lucius Bentinck Carey, 10th Viscount Falkland (1803–1884), and had issue.

WILLIAM IV

He died on 20 June, 1837, at Windsor Castle, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

He was succeeded by his niece Victoria.

Queen Victoria

FATHER: Edward, Duke of Kent(

MOTHER: Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield(

SIBLINGS: Queen Victoria did not have any full siblings.

QUEEN VICTORIA

Baptised Alexandrina Victoria, she was born on 24 May, 1819, at Kensington Palace, London. She succeeded William IV, her uncle, as Queen of Great Britain on 20 June, 1837, and was crowned on 28 June, 1838, at Westminster Abbey. She was declared Empress of India on 1 May, 1876, and proclaimed as such on 1 January, 1877, at Delhi, India.

Queen Victoria married, on 10 February, 1840, at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, London:

Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel

He was the son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, by Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and he was born on 26 August, 1819, at the Marble Hall, Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Germany. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 16 December, 1839. He was created Prince Consort by Letters Patent on 26 June, 1857, and proclaimed as such the same day. He died on 14 December, 1861, at Windsor Castle, of typhoid, and was buried in St George’s Chapel Windsor (in the Albert Memorial Chapel). His remains were later removed to the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor.