# George IV — Queen Victoria character guide

> George IV in Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** George, Prinny

**First appearance:** 0002-i-antecedents

## Who they are

Victoria's uncle and predecessor as king.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/i)

Prince Regent at the time; father of Princess Charlotte; arranges her marriage to the Prince of Orange.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/ii)

The Prince Regent, debauched and obese, unlikely to father children.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/i)

The Regent; insists on the name Alexandrina at Victoria's baptism, overruling the Duke's wish for Elizabeth.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/ii)

The King, initially hostile, becomes agreeable and interacts with young Victoria at Windsor, taking her for a drive and asking her favorite tune.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/iii)

Died in 1830, succeeded by the Duke of Clarence.

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