* 1820 – George Grove, English historian ( d. 1900 )

Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ( 1760 – 1820 ), Brown is the third oldest institution of higher education in New England and seventh oldest in the United States.

On 29 March 1820, George ( now considerably wealthier ) was finally allowed to marry Betty Hindmarsh at Newburn.

George III, elector ( ruler ) from 1760 to 1820, never once visited Hanover.

Other notable pre-20th century examples include Giacomo Casanova's 1788 Icosaméron, a 5-volume, 1, 800-page story of a brother and sister who fall into the Earth and discover the subterranean utopia of the Mégamicres, a race of multicolored, hermaphroditic dwarfs ; Symzonia: A Voyage of Discovery by a " Captain Adam Seaborn " ( 1820 ) which reflected the ideas of John Cleves Symmes, Jr .; Edgar Allan Poe's 1838 novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket ; Jules Verne's 1864 novel A Journey to the Center of the Earth, which described a prehistoric subterranean world ; and George Sand's 1884 novel Laura, Voyage dans le Cristal where unseen and giant crystals could be found in the interior of the Earth.

George Hearst ( 1820 – 1891 ), American publisher and U. S. senator, entered the newspaper business in 1880, acquiring the San Francisco Daily Examiner.

* 1820 – King George III of the United Kingdom ( b. 1738 )

* 1821 – Princess Elizabeth of Clarence, daughter of King William IV, granddaughter of King George III ( b. 1820 )

* 1897 – George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman ( b. 1820 )

The island was named for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ( 1767 – 1820 ), the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria.

The colony's new name honoured the fourth son of King George III, Prince Edward Augustus, the Duke of Kent ( 1767 – 1820 ), who subsequently led the British military forces on the continent as Commander-in-Chief, North America ( 1799 – 1800 ), with his headquarters in Halifax.

George II ( 1727 – 1760 ) occasionally presided at Cabinet meetings but his grandson, George III ( 1760 – 1820 ), is known to have attended only two during his 60 year reign.

As noted previously, George III ( 1760 – 1820 ) is known to have attended only two Cabinet meetings.

The Regent became George IV in 1820, but during his 10 year reign was indolent and frivolous.

Some feel that the popular use of the term " Regency dance " is not technically correct, as the actual English Regency ( the future George IV ruling on behalf of mad King George III ) lasted only from 1811 until 1820.

* 1820 – George Hearst, American businessman and politician ( d. 1891 )

George III reigned 1760 – 1820 ; he was born in Britain, never visited Hanover, and spoke English as his first language.

A weak ruler as regent ( 1811 – 20 ) and king ( 1820 – 30 ), George IV let his ministers take full charge of government affairs, playing a far lesser role than his father, George III.

* June 4 – King George III of the United Kingdom ( d. 1820 )

**** HM King George III ( 1738 – 1820 )

He is the first of only five monarchs to reign in the Kingdom of England or its successor states for 50 years or more, the others being Edward III ( 1327 – 1377 ), George III ( 1760 – 1820 ), Victoria ( 1837 – 1901 ) and Elizabeth II ( 1952 – present ).

George IV of the United Kingdom, who was Prince Regent while his father was mentally incapable between 1811 and 1820

The Prince of Wales continued as regent until his father's death in 1820, when he became George IV.

Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ( Caroline Amelia Elizabeth ; later Queen Caroline ; 17 May 1768 – 7 August 1821 ) was the Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 until her death.

Following the Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820, and after several battles and skirmishes were fought in Pará and in Bahia, the heir apparent Pedro, son of King John VI of Portugal, proclaimed the country's independence in 1822 and became Brazil's first emperor ( He later also reigned as Pedro IV of Portugal ).

# Caroline of Brunswick ( 8 April 1795 – 29 January 1820 ) — Married George, Prince of Wales, on 8 April 1795 ; became queen consort on the accession of her husband as George IV of the United Kingdom.

In 1820 a scandal broke, when a cartoon was published showing a half dressed King George IV embracing Nash's wife with a speech bubble coming from the King's mouth containing the words " I have great pleasure in visiting this part of my dominions ".

Margravine Road recalls the existence of Brandenburg House, a riverside mansion built by Sir Nicholas Crispe in the time of Charles I, used as the headquarters of General Fairfax in 1647 during the civil wars, and occupied in 1792 by the margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach and Bayreuth and his wife, and in 1820 by Caroline, consort of George IV.

* George IV of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1820 – 1830 )

The Regency era in the United Kingdom is the period between 1811 — when King George III was deemed unfit to rule and his son, the Prince of Wales, ruled as his proxy as Prince Regent — and 1820, when the Prince Regent became George IV on the death of his father.

The last United Kingdom bill called a " Pains and Penalties Bill " was Pains and Penalties Bill 1820 and was passed by the House of Lords in 1820, but not considered by the House of Commons ; it sought to divorce Queen Caroline from King George IV and adjust her titles and property accordingly, on grounds of her alleged adultery, as many private bills dealing with divorces of private persons did.

* George IV ( r. 1820 – 30 )

Canning resigned from office once more in 1820, in opposition to the treatment of Queen Caroline, estranged wife of the new King George IV.

By the start of the reign of George IV ( 1820 – 1830 ) the silver penny was exclusively being used for Maundy money, for which purpose it is still being coined today.

From the death of his father in 1820 until his own death in 1827, he was the heir presumptive to his elder brother, King George IV, both to the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Hanover.

By the start of the reign of king George IV ( 1820 – 1830 ) the coin was being struck primarily as a Maundy coin, although some coins were produced for use in the colonies.

The journals of the reigns of George IV and William IV ( extending from 1820 to 1837 ) were accordingly so published in obedience to his directions about ten years after that event.

* George IV of the United Kingdom, from his creation as Prince of Wales in 1762 until his accession to the throne in 1820

Great financial strains placed upon the College during these times, was relieved when the extravagant Prince Regent ( the future George IV ), granted to the College an annual endowment by Royal Warrant on 29 February 1820.

* The George IV State Diadem was made in 1820 for the coronation of King George IV, and was worn during the coronation processions of Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II.

No one in Portugal wished to revisit the short period ( 1808 – 1820 ) when Portugal and Brazil were ruled under a dual monarchy, so, even though Pedro was clearly the rightful heir, the possibility of Pedro returning as the new King of Portugal was problematic.