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H.M. George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom

H.M. George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom

Male 1895 - 1952  (56 years)

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  1. 1.  H.M. George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George (Windsor), King of the United KingdomH.M. George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom was born on 14 Dec. 1895 in York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England (son of H.M. George V Frederick Ernest Albert (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom and H.S.H. Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes (Württemberg), of Teck); died on 6 Feb. 1952 in Sandringham House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England.

    Other Events:

    • Regnal Name: George VI
    • Coronation: 12 May 1937, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Hereditary Title: 1936 – 1948; By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India
    • Hereditary Title: 1948 – 1952; By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith

    Albert married Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Claude George (Bowes-Lyon), 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Nina Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck) was born on 4 Aug. 1900 in St. Paul's Walden Bury, Hertfordshire, England; died on 30 March 2002 in Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. H.M. Elizabeth II Alexandra Mary (Windsor), Queen of the United Kingdom was born on 21 April 1926 in London, England; died on 8 Sept. 2022 in Balmoral Castle, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
    2. H.R.H. Princess Margaret Rose (Windsor), of the United Kingdom was born on 21 Aug. 1930 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland; died on 9 Feb. 2002 in London, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  H.M. George V Frederick Ernest Albert (Windsor), King of the United KingdomH.M. George V Frederick Ernest Albert (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom was born on 3 June 1865 in Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, Middlesex, England; was christened on 7 July 1865 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England (son of H.M. Edward VII Albert Edward (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), King of the United Kingdom and H.R.H. Princess Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julie (zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), of Denmark); died on 20 Jan. 1936 in Sandringham House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Regnal Name: George V
    • Hereditary Title: From 6 May 1910 to 20 Jan. 1936; By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India
    • Hereditary Title: From 6 May 1910 to 1927; By The Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India
    • Coronation: 22 June 1911, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    GEORGE V ‘By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and of the Br Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,’ GEORGE FREDERICK ERNEST ALBERT (probably) WIPPER (but possibly WETTIN) later WINDSOR (to which changed 1917 on the advice of officials, the dominant influence among whom was Lord (1st and last Baron) Stamfordham (see 1931 edn), despite the existence of (a) the Earldom of Windsor as one of the subsidiary titles of the Marquess of Bute (qv) and (b) the Viscountcy of Windsor and (c) the Barony of Windsor, both subsidiary titles of the Earls of Plymouth (qv), whose family name had been Windsor till 1833, after which it became Windsor-Clive), previously of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha but from 1917 of the House of Windsor, KG (1884), KT (1893), KP (1897), GCMG (1901, Grand Master 1905), GCSI (1905), GCIE (1905), GCVO (1897), ISO (1893), PC (GB 1894, I 1897), Roy Victorian Chain 1902; b Marlborough House Pall Mall London SW1 3 June 1865 (bapt Windsor Castle 7 July 1865); s f 6 May 1910; RN: Cadet 1877, Midshipman 1880, Sub-Lt 1884, Lt 1885, Cdr 1891, Copt 1893, R-Adml 1901, V-Adml 1903, Adml 1907, Adml of the Fleet 1910, Adml Danish and Swedish Navies; Gen 1902, FM 1910, Personal ADC to TM QUEEN VICTORIA 1887–1901 and EDWARD VII 1901–10, Col-in-Ch: RM, Life Gds, RHG, 1st Roy Dragoons, 10th Roy Hus, Roy Regt Artillery, RE, Gren Gds, Coldstream Gds, Scots Gds, Irish Gds, Welsh Gds, KORR, King's Regt, Roy Fus, Norfolk Regt, Roy Welch Fus, Black Watch, KRRC, Queen's Own Cameron Hldrs, Roy Irish Fus, RTC, OTC, Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeo, Norfolk Yeo, Suffolk Yeo, 108th Field Bde, 8th Bn Hants Regt, Manchester Regt, W African Frontier Force, KAR, RFC and RAF (Ch RAF 1919) and (in the IA) Skinner's Horse, 8th King George's Own Light Cav, 18th King Edward's Own Cav, 5th King Edward's Own Cav, 18th King Edward's Own Cav, 5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse, 19th King George's Own Lancers, 21st King George's Own Centl India Horse, 1st Sappers and Miners, 11th Sikh Regt, 1st Madras Pioneers, 4th Bombay Grens, 10th Baluch Regt, 1st Gurkha Rifles, 2nd Gurkha Rifles, Capt-Gen and Hon Col HAC, Hon Col 3rd Bn W Yorks Regt, Roy Canadian Dragoons, 43rd Canadian Inf, Roy Malta Artillery, 8th (Zamora) Inf Regt Spain, Hon Memb HAC Massachusetts, FM Japanese Army; Bailiff Grand Cross OStJ, Kt: Golden Fleece Spain, St Andrew Russia, Elephant Denmark, Annunziata and Savoy Italy; Hon LLD: Cantab 1894, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, McGill, Laval, Toronto, Queen's Coll Kingston (Ontario) 1901, U of Wales 1902, London 1903, Glasgow 1907; Hon DCL Oxon 1897, DLitt Sheffield 1909, Chllr Cape U 1901 and U of Wales 1902, Bencher Lincoln's Inn 1892 (Treas 1903), Er Bro Trin Ho, Ld Warden Cinque Ports and Constable Dover Castle 1905–07, Hon FRCS, Patron RCM and RAM, Ranger Windsor Gt Pk 1917; m Chapel Royal St James's Palace 6 July 1893 his cousin HSH PRINCESS (VICTORIA) MARY (MAY) AUGUSTA LOUISA OLGA PAULINE CLAUDINE AGNES, LG (d 1953), only dau of HH THE DUKE OF TECK, GCB, GCVO, by HRH PRINCESS MARY ADELAIDE WILHELMINA ELIZABETH, yr dau of HRH 1st DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE (s of GEORGE III), and d Sandringham 20 Jan 1936, having had [issue].”

    George married H.S.H. Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes (Württemberg), of Teck on 6 July 1893 in Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England. Victoria (daughter of H.H. Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander (Württemberg), 1st Prince and Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth (Hanover), of Cambridge) was born on 26 May 1867 in Kensington Palace, London, England; died on 24 March 1953 in Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  H.S.H. Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes (Württemberg), of Teck was born on 26 May 1867 in Kensington Palace, London, England (daughter of H.H. Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander (Württemberg), 1st Prince and Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth (Hanover), of Cambridge); died on 24 March 1953 in Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
    Children:
    1. H.M. Edward VIII Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom was born on 23 June 1894 in White Lodge, Richmond Park, London, England; died on 28 May 1972 in Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France; was buried in Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
    2. 1. H.M. George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom was born on 14 Dec. 1895 in York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England; died on 6 Feb. 1952 in Sandringham House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  H.M. Edward VII Albert Edward (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), King of the United KingdomH.M. Edward VII Albert Edward (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), King of the United Kingdom was born on 9 Nov. 1841 in Buckingham Palace, London, England (son of H.R.H. Prince (Francis) Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom and H.M. (Alexandrina) Victoria (Hanover), Queen of the United Kingdom); died on 6 May 1910 in Buckingham Palace, London, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Regnal Name: Edward VII
    • Coronation: 9 Aug. 1902, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Hereditary Title: 22 Jan. 1901 – 6 May 1910; 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

    Edward married H.R.H. Princess Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julie (zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), of Denmark on 10 March 1863 in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England. Alexandra (daughter of H.M. Christian IX (zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), King of Denmark and H.H. Princess Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie (von Hessen-Kassel), of Hesse-Cassel) was born on 1 Dec. 1844 in Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark; died on 20 Nov. 1925 in Sandringham House, Norfolk, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  H.R.H. Princess Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julie (zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), of Denmark was born on 1 Dec. 1844 in Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark (daughter of H.M. Christian IX (zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), King of Denmark and H.H. Princess Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie (von Hessen-Kassel), of Hesse-Cassel); died on 20 Nov. 1925 in Sandringham House, Norfolk, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
    Children:
    1. 2. H.M. George V Frederick Ernest Albert (Windsor), King of the United Kingdom was born on 3 June 1865 in Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, Middlesex, England; was christened on 7 July 1865 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England; died on 20 Jan. 1936 in Sandringham House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

  3. 6.  H.H. Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander (Württemberg), 1st Prince and Duke of Teck

    Other Events:

    • Decoration: 12 June 1866; Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (Civil division) (G.C.B.)
    • Decoration: 30 June 1897; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)

    Francis married Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth (Hanover), of Cambridge. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth (Hanover), of Cambridge

    Other Events:

    • Decoration: 1878; Companion of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.)

    Children:
    1. 3. H.S.H. Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes (Württemberg), of Teck was born on 26 May 1867 in Kensington Palace, London, England; died on 24 March 1953 in Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  H.R.H. Prince (Francis) Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Prince Consort of the United KingdomH.R.H. Prince (Francis) Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom was born on 26 Aug. 1819 in Schloss Rosenau, Coburg; died on 14 Dec. 1861 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried in Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

    (Francis) married H.M. (Alexandrina) Victoria (Hanover), Queen of the United Kingdom on 10 Feb. 1840 in Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, England. (Alexandrina) (daughter of H.R.H. Prince Edward Augustus (Hanover), 1st Duke of Kent and Strathearn and H.S.H. Marie Luise Victoire (Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld), Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld) was born on 24 May 1819 in Kensington Palace, London, England; died on 22 Jan. 1901 in Osborne House, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England; was buried in Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  H.M. (Alexandrina) Victoria (Hanover), Queen of the United KingdomH.M. (Alexandrina) Victoria (Hanover), Queen of the United Kingdom was born on 24 May 1819 in Kensington Palace, London, England (daughter of H.R.H. Prince Edward Augustus (Hanover), 1st Duke of Kent and Strathearn and H.S.H. Marie Luise Victoire (Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld), Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld); died on 22 Jan. 1901 in Osborne House, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England; was buried in Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Regnal Name: Victoria
    • Coronation: 28 June 1838, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    • Hereditary Title: 1837 – 1877; By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith
    • Hereditary Title: 1877 – 1901; By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India

    Children:
    1. 4. H.M. Edward VII Albert Edward (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), King of the United Kingdom was born on 9 Nov. 1841 in Buckingham Palace, London, England; died on 6 May 1910 in Buckingham Palace, London, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.

  3. 10.  H.M. Christian IX (zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), King of Denmark

    Christian married H.H. Princess Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie (von Hessen-Kassel), of Hesse-Cassel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  H.H. Princess Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie (von Hessen-Kassel), of Hesse-Cassel
    Children:
    1. 5. H.R.H. Princess Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julie (zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), of Denmark was born on 1 Dec. 1844 in Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark; died on 20 Nov. 1925 in Sandringham House, Norfolk, England; was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.



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