Editing James IV, King of the United Kingdom

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! colspan="2" |HM The King of the United Kingdom
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Windsor_James_1957.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|King of the [[United Kingdom]]
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|'''Reign'''
|12 October 2016 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|26 May 2017
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[King James III of the United Kingdom|James III]]
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|'''Heir'''
|[[Arthur, Prince of Wales]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|18 August 1957 (age 67)

London, England, United Kingdom
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Princess Olga of Hanover]]
(m. 1980)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Arthur, Prince of Wales]]
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|'''Name'''
|James Frederick Arthur George
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|'''House'''
|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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|'''Father'''
|[[King James III of the United Kingdom]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Anglican
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'''James IV, King of the United Kingdom''' (born ''Prince James of Wales'' on 18 August 1957) is the current reigning King of the United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Hanoverian Royal Family as the brother-in-law of '''[[Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover]]'''.

==Life==
James was born the second child and elder son of '''King James III of the United Kingdom''' and '''Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha'''.

In January 2024, it was announced that the king was suffering from prostate cancer. He briefly postponed all public-facing duties while undergoing treatment. 

==Marriage and Issue==
On 6 June 1980, James married [[Princess Olga of Hanover]] in London. The couple have one son, '''Arthur'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
|-
|[[File:Windsor Arthur.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Arthur, Prince of Wales]]
|22 May 1981
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|[[Infanta Leonor of Spain]] (m. 2014); has issue
|}

==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences United Kingdom Buckingham Palace.jpg|Buckingham Palace; Official Residence
File:Residences United Kingdom Clarence House.jpg|Clarence House; London Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences United Kingdom Windsor Castle.jpg|Windsor Castle; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences United Kingdom Sandringham House.jpg|Sandringham House; Winter Residence (December-February)
File:Residences United Kingdom Balmoral Castle.jpg|Balmoral Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Residences Hanover Marienburg Castle.jpg|Marienburg Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
</gallery>

==Titles and Honours==

* '''1957-1972'''   Prince James of Wales
* '''1972-2016'''   James, Prince of Wales
* '''2016-present'''   James IV, King of the United Kingdom

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Order_of_the_Garter.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Garter (1980)

[[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Order_of_the_Thistle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Thistle (2000)

[[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Order_of_St._Patrick.jpg|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Patrick (1989)

[[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Order_of_the_Bath.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Bath (1997)

[[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Royal_Victorian_Order.png|frameless|75x75px]] Royal Victorian Order (1975)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Hanover_Order_of_St._George.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. George (1980) (Hanover)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[King James III of the United Kingdom]]
|[[King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom]]
[[Princess Maud of Fife]]
|[[King George V of the United Kingdom]]
[[Princess Mary of Teck]]

[[Duke Alexander of Fife]]

[[Louise, Princess Royal]]
|[[King Edward VII of the United Kingdom]] (x2)
[[Princess Alexandra of Denmark]] (x2)

[[Duke Francis of Teck]]

[[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]]

[[Duke James of Fife]]

[[Lady Agnes Hay]]

[[King Edward VII of the United Kingdom]] (x2)

[[Princess Alexandra of Denmark]] (x2)
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|[[Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|[[Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
[[Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth]]
|[[Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
[[Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein]]

[[Hans, Count of Solms-Baruth]]

[[Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1894)|Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein]]
|[[Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom]]
[[Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]

[[Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein]] (x2)

[[Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein]] (x2)

[[Friedrich II, Prince of Solms-Baruth]]

[[Countess Luise of Hochberg]]

[[Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein]] (x2)

[[Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein]] (x2)
|}

==Lines of Succession==
{| class="wikitable wiki-table"
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! colspan="3" |James IV, King of the United Kingdom
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 

Born: 18 August 1957 
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
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|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[United Kingdom|British]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
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|<center><small>Incumbent</small>
'''<small>preceded by</small>'''
[[King James III of the United Kingdom|'''<small>James III</small>''']]</center>
|<center>Incumbent</center>
|<center>[[Arthur, Prince of Wales]]</center>
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