At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as Prince Regent, having done so since 5 February 1811, during his father's final mental illness.
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24 Facts About Prince Regent
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Prince Regent led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era.
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Prince Regent was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste.
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Prince Regent commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and commissioned Jeffry Wyatville to rebuild Windsor Castle.
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Prince Regent excluded Caroline from his coronation and asked the government to introduce the unpopular Pains and Penalties Bill in an unsuccessful attempt to divorce her.
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Prince Regent's ministers found his behaviour selfish, unreliable and irresponsible, and he was strongly influenced by favourites.
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Prince Regent was a witty conversationalist, drunk or sober, and showed good, but grossly expensive, taste in decorating his palace.
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Prince Regent then established his residence in Carlton House, where he lived a profligate life.
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Prince Regent's was a commoner, six years his elder, twice widowed, and a Roman Catholic.
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Prince Regent's father refused to assist him, forcing him to quit Carlton House and live at Fitzherbert's residence.
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Prince Regent appeased her by asking another Whig, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, to restate Fox's forceful declaration in more careful words.
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The Prince Regent remained attached to Maria Fitzherbert for the rest of his life, despite several periods of estrangement.
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Prince Regent let his ministers take full charge of government affairs, playing a far smaller role than his father.
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Prince Regent did not immediately put Grenville and the Whigs into office.
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The Prince Regent was prepared to reappoint all the members of the Perceval ministry under a new leader.
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The House of Commons formally declared its desire for a "strong and efficient administration", so the Prince Regent then offered leadership of the government to Lord Wellesley and afterwards to Lord Moira.
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Possibly using the failure of the two peers as a pretext, the Prince Regent immediately reappointed the Perceval administration, with Lord Liverpool as Prime Minister.
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Prince Regent's visit to Scotland, organised by Sir Walter Scott, was the first by a reigning monarch since the mid-17th century.
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Prince Regent had gout, arteriosclerosis, peripheral edema, and possibly porphyria.
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Prince Regent underwent surgery to remove a cataract in September 1829, by which time he was regularly taking over 100 drops of laudanum before state occasions.
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Prince Regent was bright, clever, and knowledgeable, but his laziness and gluttony led him to squander much of his talent.
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Prince Regent wore darker colours than had been previously fashionable as they helped to disguise his size, favoured pantaloons and trousers over knee breeches because they were looser, and popularised a high collar with neck cloth because it hid his double chin.
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Prince Regent's visit to Scotland in 1822 led to the revival, if not the creation, of Scottish tartan dress as it is known today.
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Prince Regent's arms followed the change in the royal arms in 1801, when the Hanoverian quarter became an inescutcheon and the French quarter was dropped altogether.
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