The Prince of Wales during his father's reign, the future George IV (often referred to as "Prinny") was the man who gave the name to the Regency era. From 1811 to 1820, during George III's final ...

His high spirits, agreeable manners and air of fashion earned him the nickname 'Prinny'. But he ran up many debts through his extravagance and the construction of his pleasure dome at Brighton. Due to ...