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| | William IV of the United Kingdom - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | William, the son of King George III and younger brother and successor of King George IV, was the penultimate monarch of the House of Hanover. |
 | | As the new King had no surviving children (his daughter, Princess Charlotte, died in childbirth in 1817), the Duke of Clarence was second in the line of succession to the Throne, preceded only by his brother, Frederick, Duke of York. |
 | | Because of his removal to the Upper House, he was forced to relinquish the posts of Leader of the House of Commons and Chancellor of the Exchequer—traditionally, a member of the House of Lords could hold neither post. |
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