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George VI
Georgius VI la
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
- Child of George V and Mary of Teck
- Married to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- Dated 14 December 1895 CE – 6 February 1952 CE
Overview
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952Wikidata record description. Read George VI in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Belonged to
Offices held 11
- 11 December 1936 CE – 6 February 1952 CE monarch of Canada Succeeded Edward VIII · Succeeded by Elizabeth II
- 11 December 1936 CE – 6 February 1952 CE monarch of the Union of South Africa Succeeded Edward VIII · Succeeded by Elizabeth II
- 11 December 1936 CE – 6 February 1952 CE Monarch of the United Kingdom Succeeded Edward VIII · Succeeded by Elizabeth II
- 15 August 1947 CE – 26 January 1950 CE King of India
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Family tree
The family as a list · 11
Family 11
- child of (child) George V King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
- child of (mother) Mary of Teck Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
- of the house House of Windsor royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
- parent of (child) Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
- parent of (child) Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
- sibling of Edward VIII King of the United Kingdom in 1936
- sibling of Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood Member of the House of Windsor
- sibling of Prince George, Duke of Kent Royal Navy admiral (1902–1942), member of the House of Windsor
- sibling of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester British soldier (1900–1974), Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947
- sibling of Prince John of the United Kingdom Son of King George V
- married to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Teachers and students
Teaching passed from one person to another, in the direction of the arrows — not ancestry, and not succession.
Studied under 1
Recorded events
What George VI’s own record names in its history, in the order of the dates on the statements.
- 26 April 1923 CE Wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ↗
- 1936 CE Abdication of Edward VIII ↗
- 12 May 1937 CE Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth ↗
Also recorded, with no date on the statement
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