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George, the eldest son of George III, was born in 1762. George
rebelled against his father's strict discipline. At the age of
eighteen he became involved with an actress, Mrs. Perdita Robinson.
This was followed by a relationship with Lady Melbourne. The Prince
of Wales also rebelled against his father's political views. Whereas
George III preferred Tory ministers, George, Prince of Wales, was
friendly with the Whigs, Charles Fox and Richard Sheridan.
In 1784 the Prince of Wales, met a fell in love with Mrs. Maria
Fitzherbert, a Roman Catholic. Fitzherbert refused to become his
mistress and eventually George agreed to marry her. The marriage was
kept a secret as under the terms of 1772 Royal Marriages Act, it was
illegal for a member of the royal family to marry a Roman Catholic.
By the 1780s the Prince of Wales had become a gambler, a womanizer
and a heavy drinker. He was deeply in debt and when Parliament
agreed to increase his allowance, George III remarked that it was "a
shameful squandering of public money to gratify the passions of an
ill-advised young man."
The Prince of Wales continued to overspend and my 1795 he had debts
of ?650,000. In an effort to persuade Parliament to pay off his
debts, George agreed to marry his cousin, Caroline of Brunswick.
After the birth of a daughter, Princess Charlotte, on 7th January
1796, the couple lived apart.
Edward, 1042-1066
William I, 1066-1087
William II, 1087-1100
Henry I, 1100-1135 Stephen, 1135-1154
Henry II, 1154-1189
Richard I, 1189-1199
John, 1199-1216 Henry III, 1216-127
Edward I, 1272-1307
Edward II, 1307-1327 Edward III, 1327-1377
Richard II, 1377-1399
Henry IV, 1399-1413
Henry V, 1413-142
Henry VI, 1422-1461
Edward IV, 1461-1483
Edward V, 1483-1483
Richard III, 1483-1485
Henry VII, 1485-1509
Henry VIII, 1509-1547
Edward VI, 1547-1553 Mary, 1553-1558
Elizabeth I, 1558-1603
James I, 1603-1625
Charles I, 1625-1649
Charles II, 1660-1685
James II, 1685-1688
Mary II, 1688-1694
William III, 1688-170
Anne, 1702-1714
George I, 1714-1727
George II, 1727-1760 George III, 1760-1820
George IV, 1820-1830
William IV, 1830-1837
Victoria, 1837-1901
Edward VII, 1901-1910
George V, 1910-1936
Edward VIII, 1936
George VI, 1936-1952
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