Person DS/UK/3516 Adelaide (1792-1949); Queen; Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Adelaide Female Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1792-1949 Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Born at Meiningen, 13 Aug 1792: died Bentley Priory near Stanmore, Middlesex, 2 Dec 1849 She married William, Duke of Clarence, on 11 July 1818. When he succeeded to the throne as King William IV following the death of George IV on 26 June 1830, she became queen.Although they had two daughters, both died in their infancy. King William IV died on 8 July 1837, being succeeded by his niece, Victoria. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/08/2020 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/08/2020 d69e73dc-5138-404f-be5b-22057b56d6a4