# George IV — The English Constitution character guide

> George IV in The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-ii

## Who they are

Regent and king known for extravagance and political influence.

## In the story

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

Noted as giving no steady continuing guidance and being unfit to give it.

### [VII: Its History, and the Effects of That History—Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_english_constitution_se/chapters/vii-its-history-and-the-effects-of-that-history-conclusion)

Referenced as the Regent who was anxious to retain Mr. Perceval and eager to quarrel with the Whig Lords.

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