George IV of the United Kingdom

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George IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 during his father's final mental illness.

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A male given name from Ancient Greek.. Etymology: Name of an early saint, from George, from Geōrgius, from Γεώργῐος, from farmer, earth worker, from earth (combining form γεω-) + work Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how a slave was named after the master.

The name George is of English origin, meaning "A male given name from Ancient Greek.. Etymology: Name of an early saint, from George, from Geōrgius, from Γεώργῐος, from farmer, earth worker, from earth (combining form γεω-) + work Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how a slave was named after the master.". It is traditionally a male name.

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