George III was succeeded by his son, George IV.
George IV -LRB- George Augustus Frederick ; 12 August 1762 -- 26 June 1830 -RRB- was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover following the death of his father , George III , on 29 January 1820 , until his own death ten years later .. King of the United Kingdom. List of British monarchs. Hanover. Kingdom of Hanover. George III. George III of the United Kingdom. King. List of British monarchs. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. From 1811 until his accession , he served as Prince Regent during his father 's final mental illness .. Prince Regent. Prince regent#Prince Regent in the United Kingdom. George IV led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era .. Regency era. Regency era. He was a patron of new forms of leisure , style and taste .. He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace , and Sir Jeffry Wyattville to rebuild Windsor Castle .. Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle. John Nash. John Nash ( architect ). Royal Pavilion. Royal Pavilion. Brighton. Brighton. Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace. Jeffry Wyattville. Jeffry Wyattville. His charm and culture earned him the title `` the first gentleman of England '' , but his poor relationship with both his father and his wife , Caroline of Brunswick , and his dissolute way of life , earned him the contempt of the people and dimmed the prestige of the monarchy .. Caroline of Brunswick. Caroline of Brunswick. He even forbade Caroline to attend his coronation and asked the government to introduce the unpopular Pains and Penalties Bill in a desperate , unsuccessful attempt to divorce her .. Pains and Penalties Bill. Pains and Penalties Bill 1820. For most of George 's regency and reign , Lord Liverpool controlled the government as Prime Minister , with little help from George .. Lord Liverpool. Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. Prime Minister. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His ministers found his behaviour selfish , unreliable and irresponsible .. At all times he was much under the influence of favourites .. Taxpayers were angry at his wasteful spending at a time when Britons were fighting in the Napoleonic Wars .. Napoleonic Wars. Napoleonic Wars. He did not provide national leadership in time of crisis , nor act as a role model for his people .. Liverpool 's government presided over Britain 's ultimate victory , negotiated the peace settlement , and attempted to deal with the social and economic malaise that followed .. After Liverpool 's retirement , George was forced to accept Catholic emancipation despite opposing it .. Catholic emancipation. Catholic emancipation. His only child , Princess Charlotte , died before him in 1817 and so he was succeeded by his younger brother , William .. Princess Charlotte. Princess Charlotte of Wales. William. William IV of the United Kingdom