The Royal Family Order of George IV is an honour that was bestowed as a mark of personal esteem on female members of the
British royal family by
King George IV
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten ye ...
. It was the first
Royal Family Order issued in the United Kingdom. Prior to George IV's accession in 1820, both ladies and gentlemen of the Court, as well as female members of the royal family, had worn the Sovereign's portrait set in a jewelled frame. George IV formalised the order.
Appearance
King George IV's Royal Family Order was rather ornate in appearance, and the frame that surrounded his portrait was of diamond oak leaves and acorns. The badge was suspended from a white silk bow.
List of known recipients
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The Queen of Württemberg, sister of George IV
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The Duchess of Cambridge
Duke of Cambridge, one of several current royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom , is a hereditary title of specific rank of nobility in the British royal family. The title (named after the city of Cambridge in England) is heritable by male d ...
, sister-in-law of George IV
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Princess Victoria of Kent, later Queen Victoria, niece of George IV
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Princess Augusta of Cambridge, niece of George IV
* Princess
Dorothea Lieven.
See also
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Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
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Royal Family Order of Edward VII
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Royal Family Order of George V
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Royal Family Order of George VI
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Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
References
{{Orders of knighthood for women
Royal family orders
Orders of chivalry of the United Kingdom
George IV of the United Kingdom
British royal family