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George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 14 December 1895
- Died
- 6 February 1952
- Conflict
- World War I, Battle of Jutland
- Place of birth
- York Cottage
- Place of death
- Sandringham House
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- Windsor
- Father
- George V
- Mother
- Mary of Teck
- Sibling
- Edward VIII, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Prince John of the United Kingdom
- Occupation
- monarch, aristocrat, military officer, tennis player
- Position held
- monarch of Australia, monarch of New Zealand, monarch of the Dominion of Ceylon, Emperor of India, King of India, emperor, Monarch of the United Kingdom, monarch of the Dominion of Pakistan, monarch of Canada, monarch of the Union of South Africa, Duke of York
- Native language
- British English
- Religion
- Church of England, Christianity
- Awards
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Companion of the Liberation, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with Swords, War Cross, Royal Victorian Chain, Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William
- anthem
- God Save the King
- birth name
- Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of baptism
- 17 February 1896
- educated at
- Trinity College
- eye color
- blue
- family
- House of Windsor
- godparent
- Frederik VIII of Denmark, Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, Victoria, Victoria, Princess Royal, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Louise, Princess Royal
- handedness
- left-handedness
- honorific prefix
- Majesty, Royal Highness, His Highness
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- manner of death
- natural causes
- medical condition
- stuttering, genu valgum, peptic ulcer disease, arteriosclerosis, thromboangiitis obliterans
- member of
- Royal Society, The Work Foundation
- military branch
- Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, British Army
- military, police or special rank
- commander-in-chief, Captain General Royal Marines
- name in native language
- George VI
- named after
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- nickname
- Bertie
- noble title
- Monarch of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India, king-emperor, Duke of York, Prince of the United Kingdom, British prince, monarch of Canada, monarch of Australia, monarch of New Zealand, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killarney, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- place of burial
- King George VI Memorial Chapel
- residence
- Buckingham Palace
- significant event
- coronation of George VI and Elizabeth, wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, abdication of Edward VIII, Munich agreement, 1939 royal tour of Canada, World War II, the Blitz, Victory in Europe Day, London Declaration, death and state funeral of George VI
- social classification
- royalty
- sport
- tennis
- student of
- Reginald Vere Laurence
- topic's main category
- Category:George VI
- work location
- Buckingham Palace
- writing language
- British English
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