orig. George Augustus Frederick
born Aug. 12, 1762, London, Eng.
died June 26, 1830, Windsor, Berkshire
King of the United Kingdom (1820–30) and king of Hanover (1820–30).
The son of George III , he earned his father's ill will by his extravagances and dissolute habits, contracting a secret marriage that was annulled by his father. In 1811 George became regent for his father, who had been declared insane. Retaining his father's ministers rather than appointing his Whig friends, he saw Britain and its allies triumph over Napoleon in 1815. A patron of the architect Windsor Castle .