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George IV (George Augustus Frederick). Portrait of the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After a miniature by Henry Bone. 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830 (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

George IV (George Augustus Frederick). Portrait of the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After a miniature by Henry Bone. 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830  (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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ITALY - CIRCA 1916: George IV, King of England, by Thomas Lawrence, in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City - Date of Photo: 1921 ca. - Artist: Lawrence, Sir Thomas - Date of Artwork: 1816 - Location: State of the Vatican City - Vatican Museums, Vatican Picture Gallery (Photo by Anderson/Alinari via Getty Images)

ITALY - CIRCA 1916:  George IV, King of England, by Thomas Lawrence, in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City - Date of Photo: 1921 ca. - Artist: Lawrence, Sir Thomas - Date of Artwork: 1816 - Location: State of the Vatican City - Vatican Museums, Vatican Picture Gallery  (Photo by Anderson/Alinari via Getty Images)

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Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) with the future King George IV (1762-1830), 19th century. King George IV was king of Great Britain and Ireland between 1820 and 1830. He had earlier served as Prince Regent when his father, King George III, suffered from a relapse into insanity from an illness that is now suspected to have been porphyria. The Regency, George's nine-year tenure as Prince Regent, commenced in 1811 and ended with George III's death in 1820. It was marked by victory in the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. George IV is remembered largely for the extravagant lifestyle that he maintained as prince and monarch. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) with the future King George IV (1762-1830), 19th century. King George IV was king of Great Britain and Ireland between 1820 and 1830. He had earlier served as Prince Regent when his father, King George III, suffered from a relapse into insanity from an illness that is now suspected to have been porphyria. The Regency, George's nine-year tenure as Prince Regent, commenced in 1811 and ended with George III's death in 1820. It was marked by victory in the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. George IV is remembered largely for the extravagant lifestyle that he maintained as prince and monarch. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Vintage trade card, with a chromolithograph portrait of King George IV, issued by the Mazawattee Tea Company in 1901. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Vintage trade card, with a chromolithograph portrait of King George IV, issued by the Mazawattee Tea Company in 1901. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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George Augustus Frederick, later King George IV (1762 - 1830), circa 1810. He is wearing the Order of the Garter Star. Engraved by E. Scriven from the original plate by W. Finden, after Sir Thomas Lawrence. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

George Augustus Frederick, later King George IV (1762 - 1830), circa 1810. He is wearing the Order of the Garter Star. Engraved by E. Scriven from the original plate by W. Finden, after Sir Thomas Lawrence.  (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)