KING GEORGE IV (GREAT BRITAIN) - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 04/18/1805 - HFSID 53585

KING GEORGE IV of the UNITED KINGDOM
Appointment of Reverend Edward Cannon as one of his Chaplain's in Ordinary
Civil Appointment signed: "George P" as Prince of the United Kingdom. 1 page, 9¼x12. Carlton House, London, England. 1805 April 18. Appointment of Reverend Edward Cannon of Merton House, Oxford, as one of his Chaplain's in Ordinary. Red wax seal affixed at bottom center. King George IV (1762-1830, reigned from 1820) served as Regent of Great Britain from 1811, when his father, George III, was declared insane. As Prince of Wales he had very poor relationships both with his father, and with his wife, Princess Caroline of Brunswick, whom he forbade to attend his coronation and tried to divorce. As Regent, however, his choice of cabinet helped conclude the Napoleonic Wars (1815). War's end brought both peace and depression when government demand for supplies ceased. Prices fell and thousands became unemployed, instigating the first labor unions. He took steps to curb the depression with such acts as the Corn Law (1815). During his reign as King of Great Britain & Ireland (1820-1830), George IV's appreciation of the arts led to the development of Regent Street and Regent's Park and the restoration of Windsor Castle. He also initiated penal code reform and abolition of the death penalty (1822). George became increasingly unpopular, due in part to his lavish expenditures. His visit to Scotland in 1822 was the first by a British monarch since 1650. The Prince occupied Carlton House, completed in 1787 after he had persuaded George III to fund the mounting cost of the project, was his home throughout the Regency. Multiple mailing folds. Creased and heavily toned. Edges and corners worn with small tears, bottom right edge creased from fold. Light adhesive residue in right margin. Lightly soiled. Otherwise, fine condition.