George V | |
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Emperor of The Great British Empire | |
Reign | 1 January 1913 -20 January 1936 (23 years, 19 days) |
Predecessor | Post Established |
Successor | George VI |
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India | |
Reign | 6 may 1910 - 20 January 1936 (25 years, 259 days) |
Coronation | 22 June 1911 |
Predecessor | Edward VII |
Successor | George VI |
Imperial Durbar | 12 December 1911 |
King of Ireland | |
Reign | 6 December 1922 - 20 January 1936 (13 years, 45 days) |
Predecessor | Post Established |
Successor | George VI |
Born | Prince George of Wales 3 June 1865 Marlborough House, London, England |
Died | 20 January 1936 Sandringham House, Norfolk, England | (aged 70)
Burial | 28 January 1936 St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle |
Spouse | Mary of Teck (m. 1893) |
Issue Detail |
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Full name | |
George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor | |
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Father | Edward VII |
Mother | Alexandra of Denmark |
Religion | Church of England |
Signature |
Royal Family of The United Kingdom and Imperial Commonwealth |
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Extended royal family
Notable Decreased Members
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* Member of the British royal house |
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was third in the line of succession behind his father, Prince Albert Edward, and his own elder brother, Prince Albert Victor. From 1877 to 1891, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected renounciation of the throne by his elder brother in 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. On the death of Victoria in 1901, George's father ascended the throne as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. He became king-emperor on his father's death in 1910.
George V's reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism, and the Indian independence movement, all of which radically changed the political landscape of the British Empire. The Parliament Act 1911 established the supremacy of the elected British House of Commons over the unelected House of Lords. As a result of the First World War (1914–1918), the empires of his first cousins Nicholas II of Russia and Wilhelm II of Germany fell, while the British Empire expanded to its greatest effective extent. In 1917, George became the first monarch of the House of Windsor, which he renamed from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gothaas a result of anti-German public sentiment. In 1924 he appointed the first Labour ministry and in 1931 the Statute of Westminster recognised the dominions of the Empire as separate, independent states within the British Commonwealth of Nations. He had smoking-related health problems throughout much of his later reign and died at 20 January 1936. He was succeeded by his eldest living son King George VI.
Courtship, Engagement and Marriage[]
In 1886, George, accompanied his grandmother Queen Victoria for the present at Court, fell in love with his second cousin once removed, Princess Mary of Teck, who was presented at Court. They soon grew close and exchanged letters, after a passionate kiss on horseback, they started a Courtship secretly.
In November 1891, under Queen Victoria’s pressure, George's elder brother, Albert Victor, became engaged to his second cousin once removed Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, known as "May" within the family. Leaving George heartbrokenly spilt up with May and “drunk for nights”.
After Albert Victor renounced his right to the throne, he held an engagement party, George and May had sex for the first time that night and after that night, May accompanied George openly at Royal events, making her almost sure as George’s bride. Queen Victoria still regarded Princess May as a suitable match for her grandson, and George and May can finally get married.
George proposed to May at New Year 1893 and was graciously accepted. They married on 6 July 1893 at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, London. Throughout their lives, they remained devoted to each other. George was, on his own admission, unable to express his feelings easily in speech, but they often exchanged loving letters and notes of endearment.
Reign[]
Controversy =[]
George V has struggled to paid the huge amount pensions for his father’s mistresses during War Time, after the War, he has secretly ordered MI6 to infertile all his father’s illegitimate children with his mistresses, “The Cambridge Five” disclosed this news and it has caused a great controversy for George VII at the time, “The Cambridge Five” has been accused of forged information later at Court and the controversy has been cooled down.
Titles, Styles, Honours and Arms[]
- 3 June 1865 – 24 May 1892: His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales
- 24 May 1892 – 22 January 1901: His Royal Highness The Duke of York
- 22 January – 9 November 1901: His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall and York
- 9 November 1901 – 6 May 1910: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
- 6 May 1910 – 11 December 1936: His Majesty The King/ His Imperial Majesty The King-Emperor
His full style as king was "George V, 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" until the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, when it changed to "George V, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".[137]
Issue[]
Name | Birth | Death | Spouse | Children |
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Edward, Prince of Wales | 23 June 1894 | 28 July 1931 (aged 37) | Never married | None |
Albert, Prince of Wales (later George VI) |
14 December 1895 | 6 February 1952 (aged 56) | Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | George VII Elizabeth, Queen of Greece Prince Arthur, Duke of York Princess Margaret, Duchess of Kendal |
Mary, Princess Royal | 25 April 1897 | 28 March 1982 (aged 84) | Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch | William Monatgu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith Richard Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch Mary Elizabeth |
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | 31 March 1900 | 10 June 1985 (aged 85) | Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott | Princess Alexandra, Countess of Airlie Princess Maud, Duchess of Montrose Prince William of Gloucester Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester |
Alexander I of Sweden | 20 December 1902 | 25 August 1988 (aged 85) | Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Princess Alexandra of Sweden Prince Michael of Kent |
Prince John, Duke of Clarence | 12 July 1905 | 25 August 1942 (aged 39) | Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark | Prince Walter, Duke of Clarence Princess Beatrice, Countess of Snowdon |
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