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George VI (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) Windsor KG
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Albert Frederick Arthur George (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) Windsor KG (1895 - 1952)

HM Albert Frederick Arthur George (George VI) "King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions" Windsor KG formerly Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
Born in York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 26 Apr 1923 in Westminster Abbey, London, Englandmap
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Died at age 56 in Sandringham, Norfolk, Englandmap
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Preceded by
Edward VIII
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions
1936 - 1952
Succeeded by
Elizabeth II
Preceded by
Edward VIII
Emperor of India
1936 - 1947
Succeeded by
Title no longer in use
Preceded by
New creation
Head of the Commonwealth
1949 - 1952
Succeeded by
Elizabeth II

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Biography

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George VI (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) Windsor KG is a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
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George VI (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) Windsor KG is a member of the House of Windsor.
HM George VI (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) Windsor KG served for the United Kingdom in World War I
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In 1917 his name was legally changed to Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor. He was crowned King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India on 12 May 1937 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.' He abdicated as Emperor of India on 22 June 1948.

Birth

Albert Frederick Arthur George Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at birth, (George VI Windsor, King of the United Kingdom) was born on 14 December 1895 at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England. He was the son of George V Windsor, King of the United Kingdom and Mary Prinzessin von Teck.

Education

He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England.
He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England..[1]

Military Service

He gained the rank of Midshipman in 1913 in the service of the Royal Navy.
He gained the rank of Acting Lieutenant in 1916.
He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1918
He gained the rank of Commander in 1920.
He gained the rank of Captain in 1925.
He gained the rank of Admiral in 1926.
He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1936
He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet on 11 December 1936.[2]

Titles, Honours and Offices

He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1916.
He fought in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, for which he was mentioned in despatches.
He was created 1st Baron Killarney [U.K.] on 3 June 1920.
He was created 1st Earl of Inverness [U.K.] on 3 June 1920.
He was created 1st Duke of York [U.K.] on 3 June 1920.
He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1921.
He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1923.
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1925.
He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1926.
He was decorated with the award of the Royal Victorian Chain in 1927.
He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) in 1936.
He succeeded to the title of HM King George VI of the United Kingdom on 11 December 1936. [2]

Marriage

He married Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Nina Cecilie Cavendish-Bentinck, on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England. [2]

Death

On the morning of 6 February 1952, George VI was found dead in bed at Sandringham House in Norfolk. He had died from a coronary thrombosis in his sleep at the age of 56.[1]

Burial

He was buried on 11 March 1952. [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: George VI
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Peerage: George VI

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Williams-47589 Joan (Williams) Whitaker
Windsor-2069 and Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha-4 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profile. Both meant to be King George V
posted by Joan (Williams) Whitaker
Haywood-41 Ros Haywood
Please stop working on this profile. You have created a duplicate for the one already on WikiTree - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sachsen-Coburg_und_Gotha-4

Ros Haywood Team Leader, Post-1700 Managed Profiles, England Project

posted on Windsor-2069 (merged) by Ros Haywood
John Falvey
Windsor-1819 and Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha-4 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate
posted by John Falvey
DeSpain-617 Laura DeSpain
VI-10 and Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha-4 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates
posted by Laura DeSpain
Mackinnon-507 C. Mackinnon
I remember the day the King died. We were still in primary school which was where we heard the news. Most of us wept which seems very odd nowadays. It is hard to explain just how important he was to us (from the newsreels I suppose) and I daresay it was because of the war. Churchill was the war leader but the King was the "father". Playtime was very sober that day.
posted by C. Mackinnon

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