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William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was king of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 1830 to 1837, a son of George III who had served in the Royal Navy. His reign saw the Reform Act of 1832 and the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. His wife Queen Adelaide gave her name to Adelaide in Australia and the short-lived Province of Queen Adelaide in South Africa.
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