George V

Monarch

1865 – 1936

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Who was George V?

George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

George was a grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and the first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. From 1877 to 1891, he served in the Royal Navy. On the death of Victoria in 1901, George's father became King Edward VII, and George was made Prince of Wales. On his father's death in 1910, he succeeded as King-Emperor of the British Empire. He was the only Emperor of India to be present at his own Delhi Durbar.

As a result of the First World War, most other European empires 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 Gotha as a result of anti-German public sentiment. His reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism, and the Indian independence movement, all of which radically changed the political landscape. The Parliament Act 1911 established the supremacy of the elected British House of Commons over the unelected House of Lords.

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Born
Jun 3, 1865
Marlborough House
Also known as
  • George Frederick Ernest Albert Wettin
  • Prince of Wales
  • George Frederick Ernest Albert
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Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Church of England
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • India
Died
Jan 20, 1936
Sandringham House
Resting place
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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