[Born 1765. Died 1837. Aged 72.]
The third son of George III., and uncle of Queen Victoria. He succeeded
his brother George IV. in 1830. His reign is remarkable as that in which
the Reform Bill passed, changing the constitution of England by widening
its basis. This King was before his marriage the father of several
children, since ennobled, the mother being Mrs. Jordan, one of the most
fascinating actresses and kind-hearted women of her time.
494A. WILLIAM IV. _King of England._
[Medallion by Chantrey, modelled for the coinage.]