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The Visit of George IV to Hanover took place in 1821 when George IV, the monarch of the United Kingdom visited his German Kingdom of Hanover.

Background
In 1714 following the Hanoverian Succession, the Electorate of Hanover and Britain were united in a personal union when George I succeeded his cousin Anne. This dual monarch continued throughout the eighteenth century. While George I and his son George II were both Hanoverian-born and made regular trips to their native Electorate, in 1760 the English-born George III came to the throne. Throughout his reign he never made a single trip to Hanover.

Hanover and Britain had often former

In 1803 it was invaded and annexed by French troops following the breakdown of the Treaty of Amiens.

King's German Legion, became an important part of British forces.

The Coronation of George IV took place in London on 19 July 1821. Soon afterwards the King departed for a visit to Ireland

Aftermath
George IV arrived back in Ramsgate on ***. His departure and safe return are commemorated by an obelisk near the town's harbour.

George IV reigned in Britain and Hanover until 1830, when he was succeeded by his younger brother William IV. On Wiliam's death in 1837 the two thrones were divided as the Guelphic Law, a variation of Salic Law, had restrictions on female succession. Queen Victoria became the British queen, while her uncle Ernest Augustus took the Hanoverian throne. In 1866 his son George V was defeated in the Seven Weeks' War by Prussia who annexed Hanover.