The King who clung on to make a queen
22nd June 2025
King William IV, known as the Sailor
King, inherited the throne when his elder brother, George IV, died
in 1830 with no surviving heirs. Although William had no legitimate
children of his own, he still did everything he could to help the
young woman he wanted to take the throne do it in her own way. For
William IV’s heir was Princess Victoria of Kent and there was a big
barrier between her…

