(1765–1837)
the king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830 to 1837. He was the son of George III and spent many years in the Royal Navy . He is also remembered for having had ten illegitimate children (= ones born outside marriage) with a female actor. His most important action was to create 50 new Whig (1) peers to vote for the Reform Act against the Tories in Parliament who were opposed to it.