When William IV became King of the United Kingdom in 1830, England didn’t know what it was in for. Bawdy, brassy, and unapologetically obscene, there’s a reason the history books skip over this “Sailor King” and his brief, dramatic reign: It was one hot mess. Strap in, King William IV was not your mother’s monarch. King William IV Facts1. He Was Never Supposed to Be KingWilliam’s rise to the English throne was never supposed to happen. Born on August 21, 1765 to the “Mad King” King George III and Queen Charlotte, William was the third son of the dysfunctional royal couple, and his parents neve…