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Birth of George IV of the United Kingdom

12 August 1762

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830. George IV of the United Kingdom was born on 12 August 1762 in what is now the United Kingdom. George IV of the United Kingdom is remembered as an art collector, patron of the arts and ruler, a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain. Positions held included monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and member of the House of Lords.

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