George VIII | |
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King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions | |
Reign | 12 June 1878 - 14 November 1923 |
Coronation | 28 September 1878 |
Predecessor | George VII |
Successor | George IX |
Born | 21 September 1845 Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover |
Died | 14 November 1923 Sandringham House, Norfolk, United Kingdom | (aged 78)
Spouse | Princess Thyra of Denmark (m. 1878) |
Issue | Marie Louise, Princess Royal Henry, Prince of Wales George IX Mary, Duchess of Windsor |
Full name | |
George Frederick Ernest Albert | |
House | London (from 1917) Hanover (until 1917) |
Father | George VII |
Mother | Marie of Saxe-Altenburg |
Religion | Anglicanism |
George VIII (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 21 September 1845 – 14 November 1923) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 12 June 1878 until his death in 1923.
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