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Chronological Table: George

GEORGE III. dies; accession of GEORGE IV., January 29. 1821 Revolution in Brazil, January 1.

Death of Napoleon Bonaparte, May 5. 1822 Meeting of the Cortes at Madrid, March 1. -- Congress of Verona, October 20. 1823 Spain entered by French troops, April 7.

Constitution of Portugal suppressed, June 5. 1824 War declared against the Burmese, March 5.

Death of Louis XVIII. -Charles X. becomes King of France, September 16. 1825 Treaties of Commerce -Britain with the United States and Rio de la Plata, February 2; with Colombia, April 18; with Mexico, April 29.

Death of Alexander, Emperor of Russia; Nicholas succeeds, December 1. Commercial distress and failures in Britain. 1826 War with the Burmese concluded, February 24. - -- -- Death of John IV., King of Portugal, April 26.

Dom Pedro, the heir, remains Emperor of Brazil, and abdicates the crown of Portugal in favor of his daughter, Donna Maria, May 2. Suppression of the Janissaries, June 14-16.

John Quincy Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who had been leaders in the American Revolution, and successively Presidents of the United States, die on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4. A.D. 1827 The Duke of Wellington, as successor to the Duke of York, who died Janu- -- ary 5, appointed commander of the forces, January 22. Canning succeeds Lord Liverpool as Prime Minister, April 10. August 8.

Lord Goderich succeeds him, August 11.

Battle of Navarino, October 20. 1828 The Duke of Wellington Prime Minister, January 8. -- -- Test and Corporation Acts repealed, May 9.

Operations of the Catholic Association in Ireland. 1829 Catholic Relief Bill passed, April 13.